Media and journalism
On this page you'll find a guide to water media, a Twitter list for Western water and examples of great water journalism. Have a suggestion for a story or...
Videos and photos: Colorado River drone flight, August 2019
This page features drone-captured footage and photos of the Colorado River, near Radium, Colorado.
The imagery shows the Colorado River after it emerges from Gore Canyon, a popular whitewater rafting...
Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West
Ifclimate change continues relatively unabated, consecutive years with snow drought conditions will become much more common, with impacts on cities, agriculture, forests, wildlife and winter sports.
Map: monthly average precipitation
This map shows total rain and snowfall in the contiguous United States, every month from 1981 to the present. The map's color scale runs from white (no precipitation), to blue (significant precipitation) to red (intense...
Map: weekly drought reports
This map depicts data from the National Drought Mitigation Center. Drought intensity categories are based on numerous indicators and local reports from more than 350 expert observers around the...
At least 2% of US public water systems are like Flint’s
Is your community’s water tainted with lead? The data might not have been reported.
Denver developer, former governor make $118M play for San Luis Valley water
A well-connected metro Denver water developer is proposing to export millions of gallons of water from the San Luis Valley to Douglas County.
Aurora, Colo. Springs seek to drill on lower Homestake Creek dam sites
The cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs are increasing their efforts to develop a reservoir on lower Homestake Creek in the Eagle River Basin.
CWCB changes course, will open most demand management meetings to public
The Colorado Water Conservation Board has decided to hold upcoming workgroup meetings about a potential water-demand management effort in public