Governance

State health officials will request to fast-track authority over streams left unprotected after a 2020 rollback of Clean Water Act.

Colorado lawmakers have approved a bill to help regions comply with obligations to deliver water to Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and New Mexico.

The variability in pollution laws nationwide may be caused by the EPA not requiring state enforcement.

The Trump administration’s new definition of “waters of the United States” dramatically shrinks federal protection of many wetlands and waterways under the Clean Water Act. The rule change cuts red tape for farmers and developers but could threaten ecosystems and drinking water, especially in the arid West.

Colorado officials are preparing for a future with less water by developing rules for users to measure how much they're taking from streams.

In response to the ongoing drought, Colorado has offered to pay ranchers to leave their water right in the river when levels sink to critically low levels.

Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands.

Aspen’s new water resource plan outlines the strategy for creating emergency storage to address threats to existing supplies.

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

The Colorado Water Conservation Board has decided to hold upcoming workgroup meetings about a potential water-demand management effort in public