State officials set sights on ponds without water rights
Colorado officials say ponds without water rights throughout the region are depleting the Colorado River system.
Millions in new taxes approved for West Slope, Front Range water districts
Water won big in Colorado on Election Day as voters in two multi-county districts approved property tax increases to fund water projects and programs.
Aerial imagery: Colorado River and Lake Powell, October 2020
This page features images and footage shot with a GoPro camera during a Lighthawk flight above the Colorado River and Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona.
The flight included views...
High marks and worries on home water conservation: Is Colorado’s effort stalling?
A new analysis of residential water use by Fresh Water News shows Colorado's statewide savings from water conservation in recent years may have stalled out.
Why aren’t solar water heaters more popular in the U.S., even in solar-friendly states...
Despite widespread global success and huge opportunity for reducing fossil fuel demand, solar water heating is virtually unheard of in the U.S.
Aurora inks $43.7 million in water deals on South Platte River
Thirsty Front Range Colorado cities continue to drive the market for South Platte River farm water with Aurora announcing two major deals to acquire farms and their water rights.
Weak 2020 water year comes to a close
What started as a promising water year for Colorado with above-average snowpack ended Sept. 30 with the entire state in some level of drought.
Colorado reservoirs down 25 percent as drought persists
Colorado’s reservoirs are 25 percent lower than they were last year at this time, as a hot, dry summer continues into the fall.
Pitkin County groups concerned about marble quarry’s impacts on waterways
Local groups are keeping a close eye on a marble-mining company that violated the Clean Water Act with a Yule Creek diversion.
Water Desk awards new grants to journalists and media outlets
The Water Desk is excited to announce the recipients of new grants to support water-related journalism in the seven states of the Colorado River Basin and the borderlands of...