Study: Colorado’s water still affordable, but that may change as COVID-19 stresses utilities
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.
Solving water insecurity on the Navajo Nation – Water Buffs Podcast ep. 7 – Kaitlin...
About one-third of Navajo Nation residents lack running water in their homes and water pollution remains a serious issue in the region. We talk to Kaitlin Harris of DigDeep’s Navajo Water Project about solutions to these pressing problems.
Owners of Eagle River Village mobile-home park defend water quality
Residents of a mobile home park in Edwards say their well water tastes, looks and smells bad.
Colorado health officials investigating contaminated PFAS plume near Denver fire training center
The Colorado health department is investigating a plume causing high levels of forever chemicals in the raw water supply of Adams County.
Polis signs five major water bills into law: instream flows, anti-speculating, and more
Colorado enacted five major pieces of water legislation, including providing more water for environmental flows and studying how to limit water speculation.
Advocacy and science work together to improve water quality in Coal Creek
Two non-profit groups in Crested Butte work to clean up waters still polluted from the Keystone and Standard mines.
Despite pandemic, Denver Water’s lead reduction program shows promising early results
One year after it launched one of the largest lead treatment programs in the United States, Denver Water is slightly ahead of schedule.
As Colorado ramps up PFAS drinking water tests, small towns brace for costly fixes
Renee Hoffman was never thrilled about the water quality at her house in Sleepy Bear Mobile Home Park on the outskirts of Steamboat Springs.
“It just didn’t taste great,” she...
Courtroom battle could lead to limits on fluoridation of drinking water
A trial underway in San Francisco could spell the beginning of the end of water fluoridation in America, potentially affecting drinking water for hundreds of millions of people.
Heading to the lake? Colorado trying new tools, including P-Free lawns, to combat toxic...
Colorado water officials hope to combat algae blooms caused by rising temperatures and an increased use of phosphorus-laced lawn fertilizers.