Water

Local News

Water main breakage in Ignacio impacts multiple properties

encourages affected residents to boil water before drinking

February 15, 2024

Local News

Durango’s food tax rebate and utility refund program taking applications

7,761 utility accounts serviced in 2023

February 9, 2024

Local News

Decades of inaction left a water system in southwestern Colorado in shambles. Will the state step in to help?

Farmers and ranchers on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County are left with a deteriorating water system…

January 25, 2024

Local News

Durango City Council approves rezoning of Grandview property to low-density residential use

Councilors break from Planning Commission recommendation to reject reclassification

January 18, 2024

Regional News

2024 forecasts show less water will flow into Lake Powell. Don’t panic, experts say

estimated flow of Colorado River water into Lake Powell, where water for millions of people is stored, has dropped by…

December 27, 2023

Regional News

Expect a messy compromise on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators say in Las Vegas

Representatives from each of the seven Colorado River Basin states said a long-term fix will likely be flawed and judged…

December 17, 2023

Regional News

Want to test a theory on how to fix the Colorado River’s drought issues? There’s a model for that

A team of California researchers have developed a new way of estimating the economic impacts of water-saving efforts in the…

November 28, 2023

Regional News

A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the center of a proposal to keep Colorado River water in the state

A coalition of anglers, growers and water districts in the region say preserving the water right would aid them long…

November 16, 2023

Local News

Boebert touts legislative wins that Biden vows to veto

Bills, amendments and funding requests pass House

November 10, 2023

Outdoors

Western Slope water interests make $98.5M play to buy some of the Colorado River’s oldest water rights from Xcel

Energy owns some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs. A coalition thinks would be…

November 5, 2023

Local News

Northeast Durango homes temporarily lose water services

Contract utility crews accidentally break valves incorrectly located by city; water restored around 7 a.m. Friday

November 3, 2023

Regional News

House passes legislation to improve water shortages in Colorado, Southwest region

Water from the Colorado River diverted through the Central Arizona Project fills an irrigation canal on Aug. 18, 2022, in…

October 31, 2023

Local News

Sticks in snow

Snowtography sites in the southwest could foster more climate-resilient forests

October 16, 2023

Regional News

Colorado faces a water-stressed future. Here’s how the state uses its existing supply

Colorado’s cities, industries and farms will face increasing water shortages as temperature climb and depending on how the state responds

September 5, 2023

Southwest Life

Why is Lake Powell so important to the Colorado River? Here’s what you need to know.

massive lake acts like a savings bank for water users, but the account balance is low enough to make officials…

August 18, 2023

Local News

City of Durango, Southern Ute Tribal Council collaborate on key projects

Nighthorse, Three Springs and La Posta Road discussed

August 1, 2023

Regional News

River deaths on the rise in Colorado

Above-average snowpack and strong spring rains have caused waterways to swell

July 28, 2023

Local News

Three mountain wastewater systems ‘significantly’ noncompliant north of Durango

treatment plants struggle to meet changing state regulations

July 23, 2023

Local News

Durango city councilors meet with tribes to discuss Lake Nighthorse water access

Yazzie says meeting a step toward stronger relationship with Southern Utes, others

July 20, 2023

Local News

Bill seeks to ensure clean water for tribal communities

says too many tribal members forced to travel long distances for ‘fundamental human right’

July 19, 2023

Local News

Water restrictions might be issued in Durango as a result of busted pipe at Goeglein Gulch

Largest municipal customers asked to voluntarily limit use

July 5, 2023

Regional News

Ute tribes fear effects of U.S. Supreme Court ruling in water rights case

Leaders say outcome weakens U.S. government obligation to keep promises made in treaties

July 4, 2023

Local News

Seeding a sustainable future

Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch using water allocation to prepare for a dry future

July 4, 2023

Local News

Long-awaited water dock opens in western La Plata County

‘It saves time, it saves money, it saves fuel,’ says elected official

June 27, 2023