Efficiency

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

A study in 2016 showed that lawns are the largest irrigated crop in America.

The Maybell Irrigation District and The Nature Conservancy are rehabilitating and modernizing a key headgate and diversion on the Yampa River.

Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Cynthia Koehler, director of the Water Now Alliance, about the many challenges facing water providers and the solutions they are pursuing to make water systems more resilient and sustainable.

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

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.

A greenhouse in Colorado is using 95 percent less water to grow food compared to traditional agricultural practices.

We discuss a recent American Rivers report that examines the economic value of rivers and our nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. The report calls on Congress to invest $500 billion over 10 years in water infrastructure and river restoration.

Coloradans exposed to drinking water tainted by lead or so-called “forever chemicals" will see clean water faster.

A $1 million science experiment on Colorado hay fields is backed by powerful water groups, farm interests, and environmentalists.