Issues

A new law gives the state authority to test water quality in mobile home parks and force owners to fix any issues. The testing program officially begins this summer, but state officials have gotten a head start at one community in Western Colorado that helped spur the legislation.

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

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

As California’s seasons become warmer and drier, state officials are pondering whether the water rights permitting system needs revising.

A 'wild idea' to defuse the Colorado River Compact's legal time bomb has been kept alive by seasoned observers who believe it could still save the river

Colorado West Slope water officials turned up the volume on the call for action around water and climate change, calling it a “train wreck.”

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

It's unclear whether a new law could improve water quality in the Eagle River Village park, but legislators want to pressure owners to do more.

These "rivers in the sky" can cause catastrophic flooding but are also critical for the West's snowpack

There’s no shortage of websites with maps and graphics visualizing snow forecasts and the state of the snowpack.