Drought

Colorado could need 750,000 acre-feet of new water supplies by 2050 for its growing population, but how to store that water isn’t clear.

Coloradans want the state’s top water road map to be more equitable, but finalizing plans has been difficult.

Population growth, agricultural withdrawals and climate change have badly diminished the river and threaten its future.

The city of Aspen is hoping some grant money can help it collect more data on snow and streams in the high country so it can better predict and plan for droughts.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is offering $500,000 for a better tool to measure how much water snowflakes contain.

A state group examining water speculation identified eight ideas to stop water hoarding, but failed to provide legislative recommendations.

The Colorado River has been dammed, diverted, and slowed by reservoirs, strangling the life out of a once-thriving ecosystem. But in the U.S. and Mexico, efforts are underway to revive sections of the river and restore vital riparian habitat for native plants, fish, and wildlife.

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

Front Range water providers recently released water stored in Homestake Reservoir to test how to get water downstream to the state line in the event of a Colorado River Compact call.