Conservation

40 million people rely on the Colorado River system for water and power. But after 20 years of drought, the river basin is running low. For the Water Desk,...

Early involvement in negotiating new Colorado River guidelines will be critical for tribes to determine their future.

Western Slope voters have overwhelmingly passed a proposal by the Colorado River Water Conservation District to raise property taxes across its 15-county region.

Municipal water providers saw commercial water use plummet at the beginning of the pandemic but those savings were erased once the hot summer rolled in.

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.

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

Three conservation groups in Colorado are working on a revision to a state law that would allow natural river features to get a water right.

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

Pace of transition has accelerated, deepened and broadened

You’ve heard the news: Farmers and ranchers use roughly 80% of the water in Colorado and much of the American West. So doesn’t it make sense that if growers and...