Health

Western states are still able to provide relatively affordable water, but that could change as utilities try to recoup losses associated with the pandemic and begin to pay for the massive repairs and upgrades to their systems that were on the drawing board before COVID-19 struck.

One year after it launched one of the largest lead treatment programs in the United States, Denver Water is slightly ahead of schedule.

On an early morning, a quiet Denver neighborhood was temporarily transformed into a construction zone. A boring machine on the road outside someone’s home pointed a long, thin drill...

A synthetic chemical’s appearance in public water supply wells raises questions of how to protect the public from unknown health hazards.

Julia Bernal, director of the Pueblo Action Alliance, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about the legacy of colonialism in New Mexico and its impact on water issues.

New Mexico is behind in water inspections for the third year in a row, leaving water quality in question.

Dust suppression and habitat restoration are key elements in a plan to aid the Salton Sea, whose ills have been a sore point in Colorado River management.

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

Colorado’s virus-related restrictions are forcing commercial rafting companies to create social distance on unruly rivers and face the potential for smaller crowds.

Residents of a mobile home park in Edwards say their well water tastes, looks and smells bad.