water rights
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
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
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Acres of barren Boulder soil are headed to rehab (and that might just help fight climate change)
By Joe Purtell Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado said a quirky artesian mountain spring has to be capped. Residents are trying one last Hail Mary to save it.
By John Ingold Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Congress OKs “pain-sharing agreement” to deal with Colorado River drought, starting water-use cuts across seven states
By Jason Blevins Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
“We all know the clock is ticking”: Colorado, other western states to meet at deadline on Colorado River drought plan
Arizona has been the holdout, with farmers, cities, Indian tribes and lawmakers in the state set to be first to feel the pinch still negotiating how to deal with water cutback
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
The fierce fight over an artesian spring in southern Colorado provides a glimpse of coming water wars
The state says the spring at Gillette Flats in Teller County breaks the law. Locals say they depend on it.
Growth Primary category in which blog post is published
Aurora officials say water in Colorado is increasingly difficult to find. So they’ve tapped an inactive mine.
Like other Colorado cities, Aurora is searching for new sources as its population grows
Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
How Colorado’s ski resorts can continue making snow in drought years like this one
A dry season more than 40 years ago kicked off decades of aggressive water rights acquisition, storage and other techniques to keep the slopes white
