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Posted inWater

Jared Polis seeks $1.9 million to revamp Colorado River crisis team

by Jerd Smith 11:05 AM MST on Nov 14, 202211:10 AM MST on Nov 14, 2022

The governor’s proposal calls for leadership change, a dozen new positions and adding $5 million to fund state water plan grants

Posted inClimate

Is cloud seeding a potential solution to Colorado’s drought?

by Michael Booth 4:15 AM MST on Nov 13, 20228:57 AM MST on Nov 16, 2022

If you don’t like Colorado’s weather, wait 5 minutes. Or shoot seeds into the clouds.

Posted inEnvironment

Early-season snow off to good start in Colorado’s high country

by Chris Outcalt 4:30 AM MST on Nov 11, 20226:15 AM MST on Nov 11, 2022

Colorado’s snowpack is 140% of average for this time of year — but it’s still far too early to tell what kind of snow year the state will have

Posted inWater

International water researcher highlights Colorado Basin’s “disappearing” groundwater 

by Chris Outcalt 4:30 AM MST on Nov 7, 20226:15 PM MST on Nov 6, 2022

Satellite data shows groundwater has dropped faster across the Colorado River Basin than reservoir levels at Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Posted inWater

How to buy a San Luis Valley reservoir

by Chris Outcalt 4:30 AM MDT on Nov 2, 20228:46 AM MDT on Nov 2, 2022

A local water district, a federal land agency, a state wildlife group and a national environmental nonprofit partnered on a creative water deal with multiple benefits for the valley

Posted inWater

Colorado River managers looking to release less water from Lake Powell 

by Chris Outcalt 4:30 AM MDT on Nov 1, 20228:45 PM MDT on Oct 31, 2022

Another significantly dry year combined with a 7 million acre-foot release could drop the reservoir below the point at which the dam can no longer generate hydropower

Posted inWater

New plan for Lake Mead and Lake Powell could lead to federal action on Colorado River

by The Associated Press 2:39 PM MDT on Oct 28, 20227:57 AM MDT on Oct 29, 2022

The public has until Dec. 20 to weigh in on three options that seek to keep Lake Mead and Lake Powell from dropping to critically low levels

Posted inWater

Invasive zebra mussels have “infested” a Colorado lake for the first time, raising fears they could spread

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Oct 27, 20221:08 PM MDT on Oct 27, 2022

Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to inspect every boat using Highline Lake near Loma when it reopens for the season next spring

Posted inWater

Colorado, Western states propose management deal over beleaguered Rio Grande

by The Associated Press 7:43 AM MDT on Oct 26, 20227:44 AM MDT on Oct 26, 2022

Details have not been released, but federal government and irrigation districts that depend on Rio Grande are objecting to states’ deal

Posted inWater

Northern Water board lowers initial Colorado-Big Thompson quota for first time since 2010

by Chris Outcalt 4:30 AM MDT on Oct 24, 202210:04 AM MDT on Oct 24, 2022

Responding to the drier conditions in the Colorado River Basin, the board is taking what one member described as a “wait and see” approach

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