Geography

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.

Colorado lawmakers have suspended an attempt to prohibit outside investors from profiting off the state’s water.

Putting a price tag on the water stored in the region’s high-elevation frozen reservoir

Wyoming’s water chief wants emergency funds for hydrologists to measure flows in the state’s portion of the troubled Colorado River Basin, documentation he said is vital to preserving irrigation...

Problems with a Grand County, Colorado dam are turning out to be worse than previously thought, and may be tough to plan for moving forward.

A greenhouse in Colorado is using 95 percent less water to grow food compared to traditional agricultural practices.

Is prior appropriation up to the task of divvying up the state’s water in an era of increasingly frequent and severe drought conditions?

New Mexico is behind in water inspections for the third year in a row, leaving water quality in question.

This page in our free multimedia library features drone-captured photos of the Rio Grande, near Caballo Dam in southern New Mexico. The Rio Grande begins in the San Juan Mountains and travels...

Metropolitan Water District's water recycling proposal builds momentum amid increasingly dry conditions.