Denver Water approves Oct. 1 ban on lawn watering, threatening fines
admin “Hottest metro July on record” calls for drastic measures to save reservoirs, agency says while threatening fines for watering violations.
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Nevada sues in federal court to block Colorado River cuts
Nevada officials pointed directly at Colorado and upstream states in comments Monday, saying water cuts need to be shared by…
Colorado requests aid for Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain fires from Trump administration
Colorado is seeking a federal major disaster declaration, which will open the door to federal financial assistance and services. Trump…
3 downstream Colorado River states will bear the brunt of water cuts under new 2-year plan
Coloradans will not need to cut its Colorado River use, under the federal plan released Friday. The state will focus…
Beulah water utility sends plea for help to Trump administration after Aspen Acres fire
After the Aspen Acres fire scorched Beulah’s water systems, storms brought ink-black floods. Water utilities are struggling to keep up.
Colorado got a rain dump. Did it help?
Colorado's big rains of mid-August were spotty, helping improve drought conditions in some areas but no great relief for reservoirs.
Ruins of lost towns are reemerging as Colorado’s reservoirs shrink
Colorado’s lakes often aren’t what they seem. Many are reservoirs with contentious histories and ghost towns under the surface.
Drought stinks and you can smell it in Cañon City’s water
Caution around protecting the Colorado town's water supply as flows in the Arkansas River slowed let algae into the system…
Denver Water backs wildfire and water protection ballot initiative
Aurora may also sign on to Proposition 308, which would raise money to protect mountain watersheds against increasingly frequent blazes
Blue Mesa, the largest reservoir in Colorado, is a quarter full. What are officials doing about it?
Blue Mesa, the largest reservoir in Colorado, is about a quarter full and could drop further without summer rains. Officials…