Issues

Severe drought, dead wells and political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.

Front Range water providers recently released water stored in Homestake Reservoir to test how to get water downstream to the state line in the event of a Colorado River Compact call.

Despite widespread global success and huge opportunity for reducing fossil fuel demand, solar water heating is virtually unheard of in the U.S.

More than 1,000 key players from CRWUA met this week to consider what actions to take in response to the reduction in the volume of water flowing in the...

Colorado's Pitkin County is grappling with higher temperatures, declining streamflows and drier soils caused by climate change.

It has survived invasive predators, too-cold water, poisoning, electro-shocks, and a ginormous dam. Still, the chub persists.

A proposed reservoir, pipeline and water exchange in western Colorado could impact fish and environmental flows.

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.

New Mexico once again owes Texas a massive water debt, so water managers are considering resurrecting the original purpose of the channel.

As climate change brings warmer weather, Westerners are looking for ways to protect the region’s rivers and streams. In a special report for the Water Desk, Jerd Smith of Fresh Water News explains a strategy for safeguarding Colorado’s Yampa River.