Geography

The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District placed a call for its water rights, which could potentially alter the system for other water users.

The cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs are increasing their efforts to develop a reservoir on lower Homestake Creek in the Eagle River Basin.

Infrastructure built more than a century ago still endures, but some of Colorado’s old irrigation ditches have been repurposed to meet the moment. The High Line Canal—a 71-mile-long former irrigation conveyance turned greenway and stormwater filtration tool—winds its way through the Denver metro area as an artery of infrastructure boasting a story of adaptation.

According to a 2017 study, there are over 23,000 abandoned mines across Colorado and 1,800 miles of streams that are impaired due to pollutants related to acid mine drainage.

The combination of groundwater pumping and warmer temperatures is shrinking aquifers and lowering water tables in Arizona.

A new law gives the state authority to test water quality in mobile home parks and force owners to fix any issues. The testing program officially begins this summer, but state officials have gotten a head start at one community in Western Colorado that helped spur the legislation.

Should Colorado River water be used to grow alfalfa or subdivisions in the Phoenix metropolitan area?

The Bureau of Reclamation gives funding through its WaterSMART program to five Western states to help combat drought and infrastructure issues.

The drama engulfing the seven states in the Colorado River Basin could take another, more perilous turn in a few weeks.   Water experts are warning...

Residents of a mobile home park near Gunnison are often left without water because of unreliable supplies.