Conservation

This year, the first-ever Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan is set to launch, and water officials expect 2020 to bring unprecedented changes to the way the river is run, including cutbacks in water use by some states.

Environment and recreation projects represented the largest slice of the pie at $6.6 million.

For decades, water managers and environmentalists have worked to keep a critical stretch of the drought-stressed Colorado River healthy enough to support endangered fish. This year, they’re getting a...

Is Colorado’s most precious resource a public good or a private property right?

Several groups are studying demand management, underscoring persistent tensions between the Western Slope and Front Range water managers.

As climate change and overuse reduce water supplies, the gap between “paper water” (the legal right to use water) and “actual water” (what’s available) is widening.

Residents of Colorado's Pitkin County are reviving efforts to secure a Wild & Scenic designation on the Crystal River, but it won't be easy.

Risk of severe water shortages in the seven-state Colorado River Basin have risen dramatically since April with new forecasts indicating that lakes Powell and Mead could hit crisis levels much sooner than previously expected.

Despite a drought and below-normal reservoir levels, communities remain split on permanent outdoor watering restrictions.

Western cities are using new tactics to address shrinking water supplies due to drought and population growth.