Infrastructure

Some fear perceived harm to downstream water users could prompt push for water rights

Journalist Geoff McGhee talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about how still images and video footage captured by planes and drone help explain water issues.

Colorado officials have drafted a bill aimed at addressing a tension between stream restoration projects and water rights holders.

A new study shows that sedimentation from the Colorado River means that Lake Powell's storage capacity is lower than previously believed.

Urgency to designate the Crystal River in Colorado as Wild & Scenic varies among the river's advocates.

There's a looming infrastructure crisis: America’s reservoirs are filling up with sediment.

As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.

The Supreme Court is reevaluating the Clean Water Act's standards for wetland protection, which could affect the health of Colorado waterways.

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.