State engineers developing measurement rules for water diversions
Colorado officials are preparing for a future with less water by developing rules for users to measure how much they're taking from streams.
Colorado lawmakers say “yes” to more than $53M in new water funding
Colorado lawmakers approved bills to help finance the Colorado Water Plan, protect watersheds, mitigate wildfires and recover from drought.
Conservation groups want recreation water right tied to natural river features
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.
Traveler Special Report: Grand Canyon’s Struggling River
Glen Canyon Dam, climate change and invasive plant species are threatening the Colorado River.
Basin roundtables push back on Colorado Water Conservation Board’s proposed code of conduct
The state water board is encouraging roundtables to adopt a code of conduct, but some Western Slope roundtables are pushing back.
As iconic Yampa River flows drop, Colorado moves to tighten oversight
With drought continuing to grip the American West, Colorado is declaring one of its last, mostly free-flowing rivers as over-appropriated.
Crystal River Wild & Scenic advocates hope to learn from the past
Residents of Colorado's Pitkin County are reviving efforts to secure a Wild & Scenic designation on the Crystal River, but it won't be easy.
Special Report: Colorado launches major new series of stream protections
The process of protecting environmental flows takes an important step forward as three laws passed in 2020 start to take effect this year.
Is a hacker targeting your drinking water? COVID-19 exposes problems in Colorado, elsewhere
A cyberattack in Florida has shown that outdated water control technologies have become more exposed to hacking.
In the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, two groundwater sustainability agencies try to...
Agencies in two counties are pursuing different approaches to address overdraft and meet requirements of California’s groundwater law.