In “Water Bodies,” Western writers tap into intimate connections to their local waterways
In the arid West, water verbs are often bureaucratic. Rivers, streams and lakes are allocated, decreed, diverted, divided and used. Droplets are distributed to...
Report: Estimates of future Upper Colorado River Basin water use confound planning
Some water experts say unrealistic projections make it harder to plan for a future under climate change.
Colorado water officials announce creation of state-run conservation program
In the culmination of a process that has been years in the making, Colorado officials Wednesday announced the creation of a state-run water conservation...
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.
Ouray County asks state water board to delay filing aimed at instream flow protection
Ouray County is asking the state water board to delay a court filing designed to protect streamflows and resolve issues in a related case.
West Slope water managers ask: What authority do the feds have?
Some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects could be at risk.
Photos: Fryingpan River, Colorado, December 2020
This page features photos of the Fryingpan River on Colorado's Western Slope near Basalt.
The Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River,...
Does Arizona have enough water? Phoenix-area cities are spending big to make sure it...
Brett Fleck does not have an easy job. He manages water for a city in the desert. He has to keep taps flowing while...
Hundreds of comments submitted over Holy Cross Wilderness water export proposal
Forty years after the Holy Cross Wilderness Area was created, an effort to explore tapping its water has generated more than 500 public comments.
Photos: Laguna Grande Restoration Area, Mexico
This page features photos of the Laguna Grande Restoration Area in Baja California, Mexico.
The Laguna Grande Restoration Area is a 1,200-acre plot of land...