Water

Durango-area subdivision couldn’t be more proud of its wastewater discharge

Housing development has a state-of-the-art $8.6 million sewage system out of Austria

December 11, 2022

Photos: Pools reopen at Durango rec center with new water features

Soren Johnson, 4, plays in the new water features Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. The leisure and lap…

November 11, 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

Construction begins on Vallecito decontamination station

Reservoir building is part of the Pine River Project dealing with aquatic nuisance species

November 7, 2022

Local News

City of Durango to undertake nearly 30 solar, water and power projects all at once

performance contract to save hundreds of thousands in sustainability plans

November 4, 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

Local News

‘We Are Water’ traveling exhibit makes its way to Pine River Library

Bayfield is latest stop for the interactive program funded by the National Science Foundation

November 1, 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

Local News

Fishing bans lifted on rivers in Southwest Colorado

conditions improve thanks to rain

September 2, 2022

New Mexico

Settlement deadline looms in Supreme Court case over Rio Grande water

claims New Mexico shorted its share of the water by pumping groundwater

August 31, 2022

Local News

Groundhog dam repair benefits operations and lake recreation

upgrade will prevent future lake drainings; popular mountain lake serves dual purpose

August 24, 2022

Local News

Project improves Shaw Reservoir water supply

Complex water exchange and purchase benefits lake levels, fish habitat and wetlands in San Luis Valley

August 17, 2022

Local News

Photos: Wedding party floats down the Animas River

The wedding party of Olivia Hamblin and Scott Titus prepare to float down the Animas River on a sunny and…

August 12, 2022

Local News

Bureau of Reclamation to receive $4 billion to combat drought in Colorado River Basin

Funding will incentivize water-reduction efforts

August 10, 2022

Regional News

Drought and irrigation will drain two reservoirs, killing fisheries and the local economy

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued emergency fish salvages at Queens and Jumbo reservoirs, which will run dry this summer

July 30, 2022

Business

Congress may continue to pay farmers to use less water as Colorado River pleas intensify

bill is tied to an Upper Basin water plan in response to talk about significant Colorado River cuts.

July 29, 2022

Local News

Xeriscaping trend keeps growing in Durango

shortages make grass-reduced landscaping more appealing

July 23, 2022

Local News

Torrential rain floods Bayfield homes, prompting demands for improved stormwater management

Board examining storm management plan

July 21, 2022

Regional News

Upper Basin states lay out plan to help the Colorado River, but say Lower Basin needs to chip in more

Letter: ‘Efforts to protect critical reservoir elevations must include significant actions focused downstream of Lake Powell’

July 19, 2022

Southwest Life

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

July 14, 2022

Regional News

Water falls to extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought

Reservoir is now below 30% of capacity

July 11, 2022

Regional News

A San Luis Valley farm stops growing food to save a shrinking water supply

Proposed conservation deal on 1,800 acres might be first of its kind in the country

July 11, 2022