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Colorado River District to provide updates on top water challenges, priorities this spring
This spring, the Colorado River District will be hitting 11 communities in western Colorado to discuss water issues facing ...
Colorado snowpack, after a dry January, is near normal in north — and dismal in some places
A dry January across Colorado and the rest of the Rocky Mountain West has created a dichotomy of water haves and have-nots.
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The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Of all the challenges facing the Colorado River, there’s at least one that all stakeholders are working on collaboratively, ...
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Arizona senators say federal funding freeze is putting Colorado River at risk
Colorado River conservation programs have stopped receiving money from the federal government, despite temporary restraining ...
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There’s a River in Our Creek: How Colorado Springs’ Growth is Eroding the Fountain Creek Watershed
Colorado Springs’ rapid expansion has reshaped the Fountain Creek watershed, accelerating erosion, increasing stormwater ...
Snowpack in the Rockies is lagging well below average. Colorado River forecasters still see hope on the horizon.
The Colorado River relies heavily on snowpack in the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — that melts ...
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Colorado biologists caught 3 rare Colorado pikeminnows. What does that mean for the future of this critically endangered fish?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists were conducting a routine fish survey on the Colorado River when they made an ...
Lake Mead: Colorado Snowpack Adds to Water Woes
Latest estimates place the Upper Colorado River Basin snowpack at just 83 percent of the historic median for this time of year.
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Can planes and laser beams help Colorado better understand its water supply?
Amid mounting challenges to Colorado’s water supply, lawmakers are seeking to upgrade the decades-old method of tracking the ...
Vail Daily9d
Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin
After years of studying and experimenting with pilot programs, the future of Colorado River management will almost certainly ...
Summit County9d
The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Kanzer gave the example of a high-precipitation year. The vast majority of the Colorado River basin’s water supply comes from snowpack and spring runoff. So, in a wet year, the amount of water ...