Category: Water Supply

15 NoCo communities win key federal water project OK as legal battle looms

January 4, 2023 by Allen Best

Cash for Grass: Colorado to pay for turf removal, boost water conservation

November 30, 2022 by Caitlin Coleman

Construction workers build a single family home in Castle Rock. The needs new surface water supplies to reduce its reliance on non-renewable groundwater. Credit: Jerd Smith

Douglas County says no to developers’ San Luis Valley water export proposal

May 25, 2022 by Jerd Smith

Drought in the Forecast

April 25, 2022 by Rachelle Todea

Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest lake, 20 miles long with a surface area of over 14 square miles. The reservoir was created by the damming of the Gunnison River by the Blue Mesa Dam in 1966 as part of the Colorado River Storage Project, helping control the flow of water into the Colorado River. Credit: Dean Krakel

La Niña likely to continue, intensifying drought, wildfires; snowpack hits 91% of average

April 20, 2022 by Jerd Smith

State officials gear up for “difficult conversations” on the Colorado River

February 2, 2022 by Jerd Smith