Issues

The proposed Copper World Complex mine is carving roads and berms that will impact wildlife and waterflow.

Colorado officials are preparing for a future with less water by developing rules for users to measure how much they're taking from streams.

A study in 2016 showed that lawns are the largest irrigated crop in America.

Nobody knows how much water New Mexico has. Finding out is the best way to ensure survival against drought and climate change.

This page features photos of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona. The Santa Cruz begins in southern Arizona, dips into northern Mexico, and meets the Gila River, a...

A statewide public effort to determine whether Coloradans should engage in perhaps the biggest water conservation program in state history enters its second year of study this summer, but the complex, collaborative effort on the Colorado River has a long way to go before the state and its water users can make a go/no-go decision, officials said.

Wyoming’s water chief wants emergency funds for hydrologists to measure flows in the state’s portion of the troubled Colorado River Basin, documentation he said is vital to preserving irrigation...

These maps and visualizations let you interact with vital data on our water supply.

Beaver reintroduction and restoration can help with some of the West's most profound water problems, both in terms of quantity and quality. A trial program is underway at Caribou Ranch in Boulder County.

A major science report that highlights scientific shortcomings and opportunities in the Basin could aid water managers as they rewrite the river's operating rules.