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.
Budget-strapped Wyoming towns race for federal funds to fix aging water, sewer systems
Waking up to long-overdue system upgrades, dozens of towns that were awarded federal ARPA dollars may see them "clawed back" for lack of resources to complete paperwork.
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.
Water flux and toxic wells – Water Buffs Podcast ep. 12 – Kathy James
On this episode of Water Buffs, we examine how drought can harm human health, specifically how dramatic fluctuations in water availability can lead to increasingly toxic water supplies.
As water reaches eastern Navajo communities, it brings possibilities and homecomings
The Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project, under construction in New Mexico, is testing approaches for improving access to running water.
Alternative plan to Wild and Scenic River designation for upper Colorado River OK’d
The alternative management planning process came about after the BLM in 2007 found that 54 miles of the upper Colorado River were eligible for a federal Wild and Scenic River designation.
Two new Colorado River deals give parched Lake Powell temporary relief
Lake Powell will receive 1 million acre-feet of water from the Colorado River as a short-term solution to drought, boosting lake levels and protecting hydropower production.
Video story: When in drought, call the beavers
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.
Unanswered questions: New Mexico looks to fossil fuel byproduct to ease pressure on freshwater...
Mario Atencio’s family never received a notification that 1,100 barrels of produced water—a byproduct of oil and gas extraction—had spilled on their allotment in February 2019 near Counselor, New...
Unclear waters: How pollution, diversions and drought are squeezing the life out of the...
The Arkansas Valley Conduit promises to bring clean drinking water to more residents of southeast Colorado.