Category: Major River Basins

A work station at the Idaho Springs Water Treatment Plant

Dozens of public water systems on state watch list for lead contamination

October 17, 2018 by Jerd Smith

Fishing at a park in Wray, Colorado. Credit: City of Wray.

Bill to expand Republican River water district headed to lawmakers

October 3, 2018 by Larry Morandi

A center pivot irrigates a field in the San Luis Valley. Tensions have been high in the valley since Front Range developers proposed moving water out of the valley to metro Denver. Fresh Water News, along with PBS documentary series This American Land, traveled to the valley as part of a new partnership. Credit: Jerd Smith

Drought slams $15M voluntary conservation effort in Colorado potato country

September 26, 2018 by Jerd Smith

Five Years Later: Recovery Since the 2013 Flooding

September 12, 2018

Photos shows Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison in 2017, when the giant storage pond was nearly full. Credit: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Colorado’s stressed reservoirs hit new lows, state extends drought response

by Jerd Smith

Cutting cannabis buds used in medical marijuana. New growers in Pueblo County finding water rules a challenge.

Pueblo County pot growers face steep learning curve on water rules

September 5, 2018 by Joshua Chetwynd

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