Water supply

Water woes and the drying Rio Grande River

This statue at Elephant Butte Dam near Truth or Consequences, N.M., commemorates the laborers who worked long hours to build…

May 8, 2026

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Hillcrest Golf Club follows Durango Parks and Recreation’s lead in water management

Director shares how course made it through 2018 drought

April 15, 2026

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La Plata County to add water supply section to comprehensive plan

requires all counties be in compliance by December

April 9, 2026

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Durango to set water restrictions amid extreme drought

working to revise management plan to increase enforcement capabilities

April 9, 2026

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Animas River expected to face low flows after sparse winter

Outfitters say plenty of families enjoy low water levels

March 28, 2026

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Colorado River governors express cautious optimism after ‘historic’ D.C. meeting

Gov. Polis among participants in eleventh-hour gathering

February 2, 2026

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Aging Vallecito Reservoir needs a serious makeover

Emergency overflow remains unusable until fixes can be made

February 2, 2026

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Pine River Irrigation District takes action against delinquent shareholders

penalty for nonpayment doled out since at least 2015

January 26, 2026

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Governors of Colorado River states summoned to D.C. in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse

Polis plans to attend meeting

January 26, 2026

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Rep. Jeff Hurd ‘disappointed’ after House fails to override Trump veto

Arkansas Valley Conduit project would have brought clean drinking water to rural Colorado

January 8, 2026

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Water flowing again through Cascade flume, operating at reduced capacity

Permanent fix expected to take roughly two years

January 7, 2026

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Rep. Jeff Hurd’s bill to update snowpack measurement technology clears House

Legislation would make measuring, predicting snowpack more accurate

December 12, 2025

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Colorado’s 2025 ‘water year’ was abnormally hot, dry

finds October-September was among hottest on record

December 2, 2025

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Fort Lewis College students study Falls Creek aquifer

Capstone project offers real-world experience, practical data for subdivision residents

December 2, 2025

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Colorado River negotiators stumble past federal deadline without joint agreement

states at table say they’ve made progress

November 13, 2025

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Durango Public Works proposes water, sewer rate hikes

Infrastructure funds teetering above red line

October 20, 2025

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Pipeline that delivers Durango’s drinking water in ‘critical need of replacement’

Council approves $2.8 million in additional design funding

September 28, 2025

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Federal bill seeks funding to protect headwaters for habitat, drinking water

Drought, wildfires threaten watersheds across Colorado

September 12, 2025

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Animas River running low at 35% normalcy

Rafting companies shifting routes to accommodate water level, overgrowth of harmful algae possible

August 13, 2025

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Colorado senators reintroduce bill to improve water access in tribal communities

Lawmakers urge increased investment in infrastructure

July 18, 2025

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Report raises alarm on diminishing groundwater in the Colorado River Basin

losses beneath the surface are more than twice as severe as reservoir losses

June 23, 2025

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Groundwater remediation underway at Hermosa Speedway

drinking water not threatened, officials say

June 20, 2025

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Southern Utes to tap Lake Nighthorse water

holds rights to 38,108 acre-feet annually

June 10, 2025

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Southern Ute tribal member elected to chair Colorado water policy board in historic first

Lorelei Cloud tapped as board’s first-ever Indigenous chairperson

June 2, 2025