Issues

BUCKEYE, Ariz. – It was supposed to be called Cipriani, a master planned community with more than 9,700 homes at the western fringe of this sprawling desert city in...

Drought and decreased snowpack have left Colorado reservoirs below average capacity levels.

40 million people rely on the Colorado River system for water and power. But after 20 years of drought, the river basin is running low. For the Water Desk,...

This page features photos of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park during a rafting trip in fall 2019. The Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon over eons, but...

With talks looming on a new operating agreement for the river, a debate has emerged over the best approach to address its challenges.

Residents of a mobile home park near Gunnison are often left without water because of unreliable supplies.

New Mexico is behind in water inspections for the third year in a row, leaving water quality in question.

This page features photos of xeriscaping in Phoenix, Arizona. Xeriscaping is the practice of designing landscapes to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation. Homeowners can opt for yards filled...

Agencies in two counties are pursuing different approaches to address overdraft and meet requirements of California’s groundwater law.

A new law gives the state authority to test water quality in mobile home parks and force owners to fix any issues. The testing program officially begins this summer, but state officials have gotten a head start at one community in Western Colorado that helped spur the legislation.