Category: Colorado’s Water Plan

Colorado water regulators are asking lawmakers to allow them to assume oversight of streams once protected by the Clean Water Act. Credit: Jeff Rice, Sterling Journal-Advocate

Aurora inks $43.7 million in water deals on South Platte River

October 21, 2020 by Jerd Smith

INTERA staff collecting water samples from a groundwater well for contaminant testing and remediation.

Colorado Groundwater Quality and Emerging Contaminants

October 15, 2020 by Shaden Musleh

Streets are empty in Central City, with casinos shuttered and hundreds of workers layed-off. The pandemic is bad news for the state's new sports-betting tax , which was to have helped fund the Colorado Water Plan. April 21, 2020. Credit: Jerd Smith

Sports betting revenue finally flowing; new ad campaign reminds voters it’s all about water

September 2, 2020 by Sarah Kuta

Lawmakers begin work Jan. 8, 2020 on a range of water issues including conservation on the Colorado River and how to allocate cash for the Colorado Water Plan. Credit: Jerd Smith

As budget crisis envelops Colorado government, funding for water programs shrinks

June 24, 2020 by Larry Morandi

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer heads out on patrol at Chatfield Reservoir. A $171 million redesign at the popular lake is now complete, providing more water storage for Front Range cities and farmers. But environmental concerns remain about the project's impact on hundreds of bird species. June 8, 2020 Credit: Jerd Smith

Chatfield Reservoir’s $171M redo complete, with new storage for Front Range cities, farmers

June 10, 2020 by Jerd Smith

The Yampa River, June 2019: Credit: Kelsey Ray, CU News Corps. The Water Desk

Colorado takes fast-track to assume oversight of streams left unprotected by Clean Water Act

May 27, 2020 by Jerd Smith

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