Some good news on funding for water: Sports betting tax revenue gaining strength
Coloradans legally bet more than $1.1 billion on sports in 2020, exceeding expectations and funneling some cash to the Colorado Water Plan sooner than anticipated.
Water planners pray for snow as 2022 forecast shows dry weather ahead
Colorado’s water forecast, already strained by back-to-back drought years, is unlikely to brighten this fall and winter.
Northwest Colorado ranchers grapple with state requirements to measure, record water use
Irrigators in Northwest Colorado are facing a sea change in how they use their water, and many ranchers are greeting such a shift with reluctance and suspicion.
Denver Water is halfway through replacing lead pipes. Why didn’t this happen sooner?
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...
What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?
As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.
Overlooked Army Corps rulemaking would shrink federal stream protections
Conservation groups and state regulators are alarmed by proposed changes to nationwide permits that authorize construction across streams and wetlands.
Colorado River crisis giving tribes new opportunities to right century-old water wrongs
Early involvement in negotiating new Colorado River guidelines will be critical for tribes to determine their future.
Apache water
As the Colorado River is impacted by climate change and drought, Native American tribes are helping to find solutions. For The Water Desk, Gary Strieker reports on the Jicarilla...
Counterfeits hit home: consumers are being foiled by fake water filters
Refrigerator filters are an attractive target for counterfeiters, who may also be putting consumers at risk by selling filters that are not merely ineffective, but unsafe.
Rafting season ready to launch, but COVID-19 worries running high
Colorado’s virus-related restrictions are forcing commercial rafting companies to create social distance on unruly rivers and face the potential for smaller crowds.