Restoration, infrastructure and the economic value of rivers – Water Buffs Podcast ep. 4...
We discuss a recent American Rivers report that examines the economic value of rivers and our nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. The report calls on Congress to invest $500 billion over 10 years in water infrastructure and river restoration.
State officials set sights on ponds without water rights
Colorado officials say ponds without water rights throughout the region are depleting the Colorado River system.
Water conservation payments to Colorado ranchers could top $120M; is it enough?
A new economic study suggests that a wide-scale water conservation program in Colorado could cost more than $120 million.
Can Colorado’s source streams make a comeback? These scientists, and beavers, think so
Restoring natural infrastructure, such as beaver habitat and the wetlands it creates, could shield communities from damaging floods, remove toxins and high sediment loads from water, and reduce the apocalyptic effects of megafires.
State engineers developing measurement rules for water diversions
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 the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, two groundwater sustainability agencies try to...
Agencies in two counties are pursuing different approaches to address overdraft and meet requirements of California’s groundwater law.
With wildfire-prevention work, Flagstaff seeks to avoid the next devastating flood
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Five large wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres in the forests around this northern Arizona city in the last 15 years. Monsoon floods after...
Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in...
Wyoming native Leslie Hagenstein lives on the ranch where she grew up and remembers her grandmother and father delivering milk in glass bottles from the family’s Mount Airy Dairy.
The...
Milestone Colorado River management plan mostly worked amid epic drought, review finds
Draft assessment of 2007 Interim Guidelines expected to provide a guide as talks begin on new operating rules for the iconic southwestern river
Dwindling water supply, legal questions push Colorado River into ‘wildly uncharted territory’
Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new set of governing rules. One major sticking point, which has the potential to thrust...