Post-fire study finds snowpack melts earlier
Loss of forest canopy and deposition of ash alter forest hydrology
Colorado regulators’ effort to fast-track Clean Water Act replacement legislation fails
Colorado water quality regulators’ attempt to fast-track new rules shielding streams left unprotected by changes to the Clean Water Act was abandoned earlier this month after it failed to win support from lawmakers.
Uranium cleanup in Moab
After more than a decade of work, a federal cleanup project along the Colorado River in Utah is still removing radioactive uranium tailings that could pose a threat to...
Diverting the Rio Grande into a grown-over, decades-old canal could cut New Mexico’s water...
New Mexico once again owes Texas a massive water debt, so water managers are considering resurrecting the original purpose of the channel.
Colorado River restoration project crawls forward as some environmental groups call for radical change
The Colorado River Water Conservation District voted to give $1 million of their taxpayer-raised funds to help construct a connectivity channel meant to improve deteriorated conditions at the headwaters of the Colorado River.
A Colorado River veteran moves upstream and plunges into the drought-stressed river’s mounting woes
Chuck Cullom discusses the Upper Basin's five-point plan, water cut-offs and who IS responsible for water losses.
Water managers cope with climate change – Water Buffs Podcast ep. 2 – Cynthia Koehler
Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin talks to Cynthia Koehler, director of the Water Now Alliance, about the many challenges facing water providers and the solutions they are pursuing to make water systems more resilient and sustainable.
Investment water speculation bill clears committee
Despite opposition from agriculture interests, legislators moved forward a bill aimed at outlawing water investment speculation.
Vail Resorts’ cancellation of cloud seeding this winter could mean less water in streams
Due to budget shortfalls, Vail Resorts has pulled this winter’s funding for its cloud seeding program, potentially reducing the amount of water flowing down the Colorado River this spring.
East Troublesome Fire could cause water-quality impacts for years
The Colorado fire grew 100,000 acres in 24 hours, eventually becoming the second-largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history.












