Colorado Water Conservation Board
A Colorado town nearly ran out of drinking water. Experts say it’s a window into the future.
Experts say the averted crisis is a harbinger of what’s to come as water becomes a disappearing commodity in communities across the West.
The water supply of the San Luis Valley faces pressure as never before
Buffeted by drought, court orders, climate change, and Front Range diversion plans, crisis looms for southern Colorado economy.
It wasn’t just I-70 that suffered after Glenwood Canyon slides. The Colorado River took a blow, too.
Wildlife crews and water quality experts struggle to even assess the damage, as emergency management officials warn of threats to the western lifeline for years to come.
Colorado’s Water Plan has made progress toward ensuring supply, but the work’s far from done
Five years in, accelerating climate change and rapid population growth, not to mention a shortage of funding, have made the Colorado Water Plan's vision for the future more complex.
Opinion: Why Colorado is losing the water war
Colorado cooperates with other states to avoid a long, unpredictable Supreme Court battle. But if we cooperate and Arizona doesn’t, we may continue to lose.
Colorado activates municipal drought response for second time ever as water forecast worsens
Several cities say they are preparing for what is almost certainly going to be a dangerously dry 2021
Scouring soil, sowing seeds and spending millions for wildfire recovery in Glenwood Canyon
Glenwood Springs is spending more than $10 million on repairs and upgrades to water supply infrastructure following Grizzly Creek Fire.
As pandemic hammers its finances, Vail pulls out of state cloud seeding program
Vail Resorts says it can't afford to cover 20% of the $1.5M Colorado spends to trigger more snow and ultimately more water.
These hay fields may know something we don’t: How to save the Colorado River
Ranchers in northwest Colorado are experimenting with hay species that may allow them to irrigate less and leave more water in the Upper Colorado River.
A Colorado dashboard seeks to put a price on future wildfires, other natural disasters amid a warming climate
FACE:Hazards offers a look into how much Colorado might have to fork out to respond to future natural hazards, and how communities could work now to avoid going broke later
One-third of Colorado is now in a severe drought, mostly in the south
58 out of 64 counties are experiencing drier than normal conditions and that could mean wildfire trouble and result in crop losses
Extreme drought conditions, coronavirus have Colorado wildfire managers anxious
At least 76% of Colorado now is experiencing drought conditions, compared with 16% this time last year. That, combined with worries about the spread of COVID-19, has firefighters worried wildfire response will be tapped.
Water is Colorado’s most critical resource. So why isn’t it central to every local land-use decision?
A new bill in Colorado's capitol aims to better align local land-use planning with water conservation efforts laid out in the Colorado Water Plan. But is it enough?
Agriculture is part of the climate change problem. Colorado wants farmers’ soil to be part of the solution.
With more statewide support, farmers and ranchers hope to boost the health of Colorado's agricultural lands and conserve water while also meeting business goals.
Here’s what you need to know about Colorado’s water plan before voting on Proposition DD
The spending needed to boost Colorado’s water resources won’t get fully addressed by the 2019 ballot question, but supporters say it’s a start
Fish ladders and boat chutes part of a massive dam rebuild on the Arkansas River
In the process of rebuilding a diversion to get river water to thirsty cities, Colorado Springs and Aurora collaborated with wildlife, environmental and recreational interests for ambitious infrastructure upgrade
Even after a rush of snow and rain, the thirsty Colorado River Basin is “not out of the woods yet”
It will take as many as 13 water years exactly like this one to erase the impacts of long-term drought in the West, Colorado River District engineers say
