As iconic Yampa River flows drop, Colorado moves to tighten oversight
With drought continuing to grip the American West, Colorado is declaring one of its last, mostly free-flowing rivers as over-appropriated.
West Slope water officials sound alarm on climate change, shrinking water supplies
Colorado West Slope water officials turned up the volume on the call for action around water and climate change, calling it a “train wreck.”
Deadline passed
The seven states failed to meet a federal deadline of February 1st to agree on a plan to use less water from the Colorado River.
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At Peak of Its Wealth and Influence, Arizona’s Desert Civilization Confronts A Reckoning Over...
Arizona’s powerful will to grow is challenged by extreme heat, deep drought, and serious water-related stress.
Photos: Granite Reef Underground Storage Project, January 2019
This page features aerial photos of the Granite Reef Underground Storage Project (GRUSP), near Mesa, Arizona.
Roughly four miles downstream from the Granite Reef Diversion Dam, the GRUSP is a...
Special Report: Colorado, New Mexico struggle to save the blistered Rio Grande, with lessons...
Cities in New Mexico and Colorado are juggling water scarcity concerns over the Rio Grande.
Scientists studying water supply focus on weeks following peak snowpack
Water managers in the Colorado River Basin are gaining a better understanding that what happens in the weeks after peak snowpack.
Photos: Salton Sea aerials, October 2018
This page features aerial imagery of the Salton Sea in Southern California.
The Salton Sea is a shallow, highly saline lake bordering southern California’s Imperial County. The lake was created...
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.
Aspen activist wants ‘rights of nature’ for the Roaring Fork River
Movement reimagines humans’ relationship to local waterways