Cutting Back
In Diamond Valley, Nevada, farmers are looking to protect their future — and testing the limits of the state’s water laws.
As pandemic hammers its finances, Vail pulls out of state cloud seeding program
Vail Resorts Inc., one of the largest financial contributors to Colorado’s cloud seeding program, has dropped out this year, leaving a major hole in the program’s budget.
Vail Resorts’ cancellation of cloud seeding this winter could mean less water in streams
Due to budget shortfalls, Vail Resorts has pulled this winter’s funding for its cloud seeding program, potentially reducing the amount of water flowing down the Colorado River this spring.
The promises and pitfalls of mapping small streams
After nearly 136 years of work, the U.S. Geological Survey still faces problems mapping small streams. Now hikers and lasers are on the solutions menu.
A Colorado River leader who brokered key pacts to aid West’s vital water artery...
Terry Fulp, Regional Reclamation Director, urges continued collaboration and cooperation to meet the river's tough water management challenges ahead
Map: Explore drone, aerial and terrestrial imagery from The Water Desk
Use this interactive map to browse our expanding collection of free-to-use photos and videos captured by drones, planes and ground-based photographers.
Colorado eyes foreclosure against troubled Pueblo water company with $1.4 million in delinquencies
An Arkansas Valley watercompany has left the State of Colorado on the hook for nearly $1.4 million and may face a rare foreclosure proceeding by the Colorado Water Conservation Board as a result.
The surprising connection between West Coast fires and the volatile chemicals tainting America’s drinking...
Manufactured substances known as volatile organic compounds contaminate drinking water around the U.S. — and recent wildfires are making the situation worse.
Degrees of warming: How a hotter, thirstier atmosphere wreaks havoc on water supplies in...
Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.
Study finds small number of jobs lost under demand-management program
A recent study of a Colorado demand-management program found that the benefits would be comparable to the negative secondary impacts.