Spring runoff forecast looks better than last two years
Colorado’s predictions for spring runoff are looking better than the past two years, but streamflows are still expected to be below normal.
Glenwood Springs secures water right for whitewater parks
Glenwood Springs has secured a conditional water right for three whitewater parks on the Colorado River after a long fought court battle.
Ruedi Reservoir at lowest level in two decades
Ruedi Reservoir on Colorado's Fryingpan River is 54% full and at its lowest level in 19 years.
Lake Powell to dip below target elevation
Despite emergency releases from upper basin reservoirs to prop up Lake Powell, levels are still projected to dip below a critical threshold.
Turf replacement bill gains ground
Colorado could soon have a program that would pay property owners to get rid of one of the largest water uses for Western Slope water providers: grass.
Rancher grapples with abandonment listing
The Fetcher Ranch, like many in Colorado, is struggling with an abandonment policy that may strip water rights from the land.
Popular ditch inventories remain private despite being publicly funded
Is Colorado’s most precious resource a public good or a private property right?
Groups try again to secure water for recreation
Some in Colorado’s recreation community are hoping proposed legislation will result in more water in streams for the benefit of boaters.
Kremmling rancher picked to replace Schwartz on state water board
Gov. Polis has appointed Kremmling rancher Paul Bruchez to replace former state Sen. Gail Schwartz on the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
State water education campaign focuses on individual actions
At the meeting of the Colorado Water Congress, Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a statewide initiative to educate Coloradans on water conservation.