Author: Jerd Smith

A Denver resident who asked that her name not be used washes her car in the Berkeley neighborhood July 12, 2019. It is one of dozens of neighborhoods in Denver whose water is delivered via lead service lines.

Denver Water asks EPA for rare exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act

July 17, 2019 by Jerd Smith

The Roller Dam on the Colorado River west of Glenwood Springs. Credit: Grand Valley Water Users Association

Feds award $29 million in water conservation grants; one Colorado agency among the winners

July 10, 2019 by Jerd Smith

A powerful sprinkler capable of pumping more than 2,500 gallons of water per minute, irrigates a farm field in the San Luis Valley June 6, 2019. Credit: Jerd Smith

Denver developer, former governor make $118M play for San Luis Valley water

June 26, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Inside the Colorado State Capitol.

Cash for Colorado Water Plan hits new high, but is it enough?

June 5, 2019 by Jerd Smith

A new type of irrigation diversion structure that uses gates rather than solid walls to dam the river, has been installed on a stretch of the South Platte near Evans. The $3.3 million project modernized the diversion system, restored the river, created a fish passageway and provides future protection from flooding. May 22, 2019 Credit: Jerd Smith

After the devastating 2013 flood, a river, a town, the farmers and fish find a silver lining

May 22, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Standley Lake in Westminster. May 14, 2019. As Colorado emerges from drought this year, its reservoirs are struggling to refill. Credit: Jerd Smith

It’s official: Colorado is drought free, but its reservoirs not so much

May 15, 2019 by Jerd Smith

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