Water

Local News

Bureau of Land Management restores significant water right north of Silverton

Mineral Point Ditch once diverted 11 cubic feet per second from Animas River

April 29, 2025

Local News

Group urges Durango to reform sustainability fee structure

Juan Citizens Alliance proposes shifting from flat rate to percentage-based model tied to water use

April 24, 2025

Regional News

Snowflakes, death threats, and dollar signs: Cloud seeding is at a crossroads

is using a technology that can add more water to the state’s supply

April 24, 2025

Local News

More signs of aging infrastructure uncovered in Durango alley

to use radar, other tools to locate buried utility lines

April 16, 2025

Local News

Out to dry: Water managers brace for lean supply in Southwest Colorado

Vallecito Reservoir expected to fill, but low snowpack means short irrigation season

April 9, 2025

Local News

What does it mean to ‘pay your fair share’ for water in Durango?

Questions around rates resurface as resources become scarce

March 28, 2025

Regional News

Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried

storms make up for a dry winter?

March 26, 2025

Southwest Life

Colorado water project funding is drying up

Senate Bill 40, a nine-member panel would examine new options to replace severance tax money

March 19, 2025

Regional News

Colorado is split into snowpack haves and have-nots, drought report shows

northern mountains are loaded with snow, but to the south, paltry snowpack illustrates alarmingly high temperatures recorded in the past…

March 14, 2025

New Mexico

State agencies request advance funding for pending Tribal water settlements

settlements await Congressional approval

March 14, 2025

Southwest Life

Plans for water system upgrade get caught in funding freeze

400 water users on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County depend on the aging system

March 13, 2025

Local News

Will the next six weeks turn around Southwest Colorado’s dismal snowpack?

Reservoir managers hope winter weather will up their supply headed into spring

February 5, 2025

Local News

Flooding shutters Bayfield Town Hall

pipe leaves over an inch of standing water on building’s second floor

January 21, 2025

Local News

Southwestern Water Conservation District awarded $25.6M grant

will fund projects supporting aquatic ecosystems during periods of drought

January 21, 2025

Regional News

Colorado transportation, water infrastructure projects receive federal funding

will support improvements across the state

January 13, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe awarded more than $4 million in federal grants to prepare for climate change

Funding from Bureau of Indian Affairs will support two tribal water projects

January 10, 2025

Local News

What to ask your real estate agent about water in Colorado

Attorneys, developers and real estate brokers share an inside look at the questions buyers should ask

January 1, 2025

Local News

Hermosa Creek federal protections turn 10

‘There was nothing inevitable about this legislation,’ Sen. Michael Bennet recalls

December 23, 2024

Thinking Green

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Hermosa Watershed Protection

December marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act and the Hermosa Creek Wilderness.…

December 21, 2024

Local News

Tribe can conserve Animas River water without paying Nighthorse maintenance fees

Contract sets terms for when and how much Ute Mountain Utes must pay

December 10, 2024

Local News

Durango to recruit residents to research stormwater fees

Applications for focus group open now

December 7, 2024

Local News

Bayfield resuming process of replacing, relocating water meters

Devices in Yucca Estates subdivision and older units south of U.S. Highway 160 are focus

November 29, 2024

Regional News

The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding

The Dolores River was flowing at 3,400 cfs on May 10, 2023. (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun) A $99 million plan…

November 23, 2024

AP New Mexico

Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026

Announcement offers no recommendation about how to divvy up water from the river

November 21, 2024