Even in a pandemic, drought drives water use along the Front Range
Municipal water providers saw commercial water use plummet at the beginning of the pandemic but those savings were erased once the hot summer rolled in.
Crystal River Wild & Scenic advocates hope to learn from the past
Residents of Colorado's Pitkin County are reviving efforts to secure a Wild & Scenic designation on the Crystal River, but it won't be easy.
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.
Marble quarry operators violated Clean Water Act, Army Corps of Engineers finds
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that the operators of a marble quarry violated the Clean Water Act when they diverted a tributary of the Crystal River to make way for a mining road.
Gunnison River, with elevated selenium levels, faces review for reclassification
State water-quality officials will soon evaluate whether two water-improvement programs in the Gunnison River basin have successfully reduced a chemical that is toxic to endangered fish.
Blue Mesa Reservoir releases to prop up Lake Powell impacting recreation
In an effort to prop up water levels at Lake Powell, water managers are negatively impacting recreation on Colorado’s biggest man-made lake.
Opinions differ on timeline as Crystal River Wild & Scenic efforts move ahead
Urgency to designate the Crystal River in Colorado as Wild & Scenic varies among the river's advocates.
Aspen joins water managers using new technologies to map mountain snowpack, predict streamflows
As a changing climate renders streamflow predictions less accurate, water managers are turning to new technologies for a clearer picture of what’s happening in their basin’s snowpack.
Forest Service flooded with comments opposing Whitney Reservoir, drilling
The vast majority of comments received by the agency opposed the proposed dam and reservoir in Western Colorado.
Local groups voice renewed interest in Crystal River Wild & Scenic designation
Residents of Colorado's Crystal River valley are reviving efforts to protect the upper portion of the river through a federal designation.