Conservation

Arizona’s powerful will to grow is challenged by extreme heat, deep drought, and serious water-related stress.

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.

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.

Officials say a solution to the water shortage on the Crystal River will probably include natural fixes before a dam and reservoir.

Colorado joins three other states in approving a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater.

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

Seven municipal water providers in the West create a five-point plan to conserve water, but some say it's not enough.

A powerful group that steers Utah’s water policy keeps pushing for costly infrastructure over meaningful conservation efforts.

In Diamond Valley, Nevada, farmers are looking to protect their future — and testing the limits of the state’s water laws.

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