Category: Climate and Drought

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

Feds call for more water recycling, conservation as Colorado River deteriorates

May 4, 2022 by Jerd Smith

Two new Colorado River deals give parched Lake Powell temporary relief

April 27, 2022 by Jerd Smith

Drought in the Forecast

April 25, 2022 by Rachelle Todea

Tribes Call for Inclusion on the Colorado River

by Kalen Goodluck

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

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