Water supply

Local News

Heavy snowfall a boon to cloud seeding in Southwest Colorado – until it isn’t

has received so much snow that operations have ceased

March 27, 2023

Regional News

Program to cut Colorado River water use shuffles forward

is a key strategy in the Upper Basin’s plan to conserve water and help replenish reservoirs and rivers in the…

March 22, 2023

Regional News

EPA’s new PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could have implications for Colorado

agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical

March 15, 2023

Regional News

Healthy snowpack promises to offer some relief for strained water supplies

Colorado’s statewide snowpack is above average weeks ahead of normal seasonal peak

March 14, 2023

Local News

Boebert talks priorities for working-class families and water in Colorado

Congresswoman breaks down her fight to bring back ‘good-paying jobs’ and better water allocation

March 11, 2023

Regional News

Kamala Harris discusses water conservation, climate change during stop in Arvada

president was joined by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and climber Sasha DiGiulian

March 7, 2023

Local News

Red Cross, local governments help with mobile home water outage, which reaches Day 15

Recreation center showers made available to residents

February 27, 2023

Local News

Lightner Creek Mobile home park residents without running water for 11 days

Landlord suspected of violating state law by failing to provide toilets and alternative water source

February 23, 2023

Regional News

Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or pipe dream?

an engineer feat would require decades of construction and billions of dollars

February 17, 2023

Local News

Will recent snowstorms reverse drought in Southwest Colorado?

Above-average precipitation is a boon to small basins, but downstream impacts are limited

February 16, 2023

Regional News

A Colorado mountain town’s water may become some of the priciest in Colorado

state tells Ouray its ancient spring has been infiltrated and now needs $12 million in new filtration

February 2, 2023

Regional News

California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts

Arizona would bear brunt of bigger cuts, while Nevada would make up the rest

February 1, 2023

Regional News

New Colorado water reuse rule said to be first of its kind in the country

potable reuse will require treatment with state-of-the-art technologies

February 1, 2023

Regional News

California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal

would result in about 2 million acre-feet of cuts in Lower Basin, with smaller reductions in Upper Basin

February 1, 2023

Regional News

Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

emails obtained by The Associated Press, one water manager said, ‘We're all headed to a very dark place.’

January 30, 2023

Local News

When will water flow to the far reaches of western La Plata County?

may be a while until taps are running, but a water dock should be operational by spring

January 27, 2023

Local News

Deficiencies found in Hesperus solar application

Primergy Solar confident its application will be accepted

January 19, 2023

Local News

Workshop on ranching in drought stresses sustainability

Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch hosted a free series of presentations on range and herd management

January 15, 2023

Southwest Life

Colorado River water users convening amid crisis concerns

Experts say system is in ‘dire condition’

December 13, 2022

Regional News

Early-season snow off to good start in Colorado’s high country

far, the biggest in-state beneficiary has been Southwest Colorado with 217% of the median snowpack

November 11, 2022

Local News

Purgatory Resort suing Forest Service in water rights dispute

Conservation of cutthroat trout lies at core of the conflict

November 3, 2022

Regional News

Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope

Agriculture producers in Grand Valley face difficult questions over the future of water in the West

September 14, 2022

Local News

Town of Bayfield considering 15% hike for water, sewer rates

Incremental increases were postponed during pandemic

September 7, 2022

Local News

Durango to explore pipeline from Lake Nighthorse to Terminal Reservoir

will look at logistics, costs to support city water supply

September 2, 2022