Reclamation official explains drought measures in lower Colorado River basin
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Reservoir levels are dropping, future hydrology is scary, and water must be saved.
Runoff in Colorado River basin likely below-average, federal official warns
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Despite the welcome snowstorms in Colorado, dry soil in the upper Colorado River basin may keep runoff levels below average.
Water Desk
State of Colorado, water managers, set to work on water-use reduction plan
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Colorado is ready to investigate the feasibility of a “voluntary, temporary and compensated” water-use reduction program
Water Desk
Northwest Colorado water users wary of potential water cutbacks by state
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The Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable forms a “big river” committee as the state delves into “demand management.”
On Aspen Journalism
Aspen Journalism 2018 annual report
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Aspen Journalism in 2018 covered the drying of the Colorado River basin and the efforts by the City of Aspen to move conditional water rights out of the Castle and Maroon creek valleys.
Water Desk
Snowmass seeking water from the Roaring Fork River for backup supply
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Snowmass Water and San is seeking a right to pump 500 AF of water a year from the Roaring Fork at the rate of 9 cfs.
Water Desk
After expansions, Skico will use about 900 AF of water a year for snowmaking
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As snowmaking increases on Aspen Mountain and the Snowmass Ski Area, more water will be diverted from local streams.
Water Desk
A ‘zombie pipeline’ rises to bring water from the Green River to the Front Range
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Aaron Million’s latest water-pipeline proposal may have run into opposition, but there is interest in water from the Green River along Colorado’s Front Range.
Water Desk
Crisis on the Colorado River: In the words of water managers and officials
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The commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation says “the chance for crisis is far too high.”
Making Aspen Work
Working in the shadows: Aspen’s long reliance on undocumented workers showing signs of stress
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“We know they’re working because they’re needed, because they want to work, and because employers need them.”