Water and Rivers
Western Slope wants limits on water sent to Lake Powell in response to drought
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Western Slope water managers are concerned a new storage pool of water may be filled with water from mandatory cutbacks in water use.
Water and Rivers
South Platte and Metro basin roundtables release new basin data tools
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Storyboards featuring data visualizations, interactive maps, photos and videos help explain how water is managed in the South Platte Basin.
Water and Rivers
Colorado River District wants state policy on potential water-use cutbacks
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The River District wants protections built-in to a potential new program that would fallow fields to bolster water levels in Lake Powell.
Water and Rivers
Aspen officials finalize all agreements on Castle Creek and Maroon Creek dam cases
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Environmental groups claim victory, but a water court judge still needs to bless the deal.
Water and Rivers
Colorado River District leaders to discuss mandatory water cutbacks
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Many water managers support a voluntary water management effort, but there are concerns a mandatory program curtailing water use may also be necessary.
Water and Rivers
Water year 2018 closes as one of driest on record for upper Colorado River Basin
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According to preliminary numbers from the Bureau of Reclamation, water year 2018, which ended Sept. 30, had the third-lowest unregulated inflow into Lake Powell at 4.62 million acre-feet. That’s just 43 percent of average.
Water and Rivers
Mandatory curtailment of water rights in Colorado raised as possibility
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If the severe drought persists, and Lake Powell dries up, some say Colorado will have to curtail to prevent a compact call.
Water and Rivers
Colorado River district GM unveils manifesto on water-use reductions
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Regional water district lays out guidelines to shape an emerging program to manage water levels in Lake Powell.
Water and Rivers
Regional water managers facing up to impacts of climate change
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More water managers are talking about the reality of less water due to climate change.