Conservation

A new economic study suggests that a wide-scale water conservation program in Colorado could cost more than $120 million.

Low levels and warming waters threaten to increase invasive species in the Colorado River.

Colorado communities have identified projects to help ensure there's enough water for the state's people, farms and wildlife.

Colorado could soon have a program that would pay property owners to get rid of one of the largest water uses for Western Slope water providers: grass.

Seven states in the West have been given until August 15th to implement new strategies and tools to conserve the Colorado River.

Colorado River Basin states have 60 days to come up with a water reduction plan.

As drought and climate change sap the Colorado River, even the water in the Upper Basin’s high-elevation reservoirs isn’t enough to protect the larger system.

Colorado officials are preparing for a future with less water by developing rules for users to measure how much they're taking from streams.

Snowpack in Colorado is melting earlier than expected due to an increase in dust storm severity.

We discuss a recent American Rivers report that examines the economic value of rivers and our nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. The report calls on Congress to invest $500 billion over 10 years in water infrastructure and river restoration.