Conservation

Water won big in Colorado on Election Day as voters in two multi-county districts approved property tax increases to fund water projects and programs.

Is Colorado’s most precious resource a public good or a private property right?

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

Two new books provide insights into the willful ignorance that lead to the West’s water woes.

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.

Southwestern U.S. cities have embraced innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water in a changing climate.

Five articles from The Conversation’s archive explain what’s happening and what’s at stake in the Colorado River basin’s drought crisis.

A statewide public effort to determine whether Coloradans should engage in perhaps the biggest water conservation program in state history enters its second year of study this summer, but the complex, collaborative effort on the Colorado River has a long way to go before the state and its water users can make a go/no-go decision, officials said.

Western cities are using new tactics to address shrinking water supplies due to drought and population growth.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year.