Conservation

A multibillion-dollar reservoir and pipeline project may one day pull more than 50,000 acre-feet of water per year from the South Platte River.

Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands.

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

Farmers and ranchers in Colorado have submitted proposals to help restore the Colorado River, but the impacts remain uncertain.

Colorado has approved a $1.9 million snow measuring initiative that will help forecast how much water mountain snowpack will likely generate.

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.

Earth Day offers a chance to highlight some Colorado projects and businesses that are moving the needle on water sustainability.

A farmer and environmentalist formed an unlikely partnership to improve fish habitat in the San Luis Valley.

Colorado has a new turf replacement program that will finance residential areas to switch their yards to more water efficient landscaping.

Chatfield Reservoir, one of the largest liquid playgrounds in the Denver metro area, will now store water under a $171 million deal.