Water supply

As the Southern Ute Indian Tribe pursues federal approval to set and manage water-quality standards, La Plata County officials are calling for a transparent process and clarity on which waters...

The city planned to shut off water to a 3-to-4 block area around Park Elementary school to fix a broken water line Friday evening. The water outage was expected to start around 6 p.m. and is...

A special public meeting concerning the use of fluoridation in Durango’s drinking water will be held at 5 p.m. Monday in Smith Chambers at City Hall, 949 East Second Ave. Residents are invited to...

Voters may decide whether fluoride should be added to Durango’s city water in April. The Durango City Council will vote on whether the question will be go to voters on Feb. 7. A public hearing...

A petition that would stop the city of Durango from adding fluoride to its drinking water appears to have enough signatures, and now it will either be adopted by the Durango City Council within 30...

DENVER – After a dry autumn, snowfall is rebounding to normal levels at Western ski areas and in the mountains that feed the vital Colorado River. Snow totals were encouraging across most of the...

Water line breaks are part of life in cold climates and a common annoyance for utility departments and plumbers this time of year. Temperatures were in the teens early Tuesday morning, gradually...

CORTEZ The historic McElmo Creek Flume has been officially consecrated as a monument to pioneer ingenuity and early water development. The project is the culmination of a three-year local effort to...

The Animas-La Plata Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Association is drafting a policy allowing for future use of the Animas-La Plata Project’s water for construction, maintenance and other...

For the first time in well over a century, the city of Durango will rely exclusively on the Animas River for its water supply throughout the winter. “There’s always a first time for everything,”...

Ute Mountain Ute leaders traveled to Washington this week to attend President Barack Obama’s eighth annual White House Tribal Nations Conference . Tribal Chairman Manuel Heart and councilwoman...