Geography

The most acute problem, experts say, is the lack of controls on groundwater pumping.

A new bill seeks to resolve the debate over how ranchers and other water users can maintain their historical water use when dry conditions trigger cutbacks.

This page features photos of the Green River at the Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument in northwest Colorado. The Green River is the...

The state of Colorado and the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District are still at odds over a proposed White River dam and reservoir project.

The state water board is encouraging roundtables to adopt a code of conduct, but some Western Slope roundtables are pushing back.

Colorado’s “first-in-time, first-in-right” prior appropriation doctrine is coming under increasing scrutiny as rivers and reservoirs dry out.

With population growth around Denver prompting fierce competition for water, investors want to import a new supply from the San Luis Valley, but many farmers and ranchers who depend on that water are opposed to the plan.

Could something as simple and natural as a ragged corridor of expansive, towering shade trees help the Yampa River arm itself against climate change?

Feds’ new plan doesn’t resolve crop-threatening water shortage and likely will end up in court, two professors reckon.

View this gallery for high-resolution downloads » This page features drone-captured imagery of Green Mountain Reservoir and the confluence of the Colorado...