Conservation

Some fear perceived harm to downstream water users could prompt push for water rights

Experts warn that climate change has rendered old assumptions outdated about what the Colorado River can provide, leaving painful water cuts as the only way forward.

Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, explains how to make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies.

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.

A new thawing technology aims to help restaurants cut their water use, reduce their operating costs and shrink their carbon footprint.

An Arizona community may be ground zero for climate change in America. The Colorado River basin is in crisis — its reservoirs are running dry. Brad Hicks shows you...

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.

On April 17, the federal government ordered emergency measures to prevent water levels at Lake Powell from falling so low that Glen Canyon Dam, which created the reservoir, could...

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

Some Colorado water managers are asking what authority the federal government has in the upper basin and which water projects could be at risk.