Water – The Durango Herald

Decades of inaction left a water system in southwestern Colorado in shambles. Will the state step in to help?

Farmers and ranchers on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County are left with a deteriorating water system with leaky pipes and eroding ditches

DATE: Jan 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council approves rezoning of Grandview property to low-density residential use

Councilors break from Planning Commission recommendation to reject reclassification

DATE: Jan 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

2024 forecasts show less water will flow into Lake Powell. Don’t panic, experts say

The estimated flow of Colorado River water into Lake Powell, where water for millions of people is stored, has dropped by nearly 19% since October

DATE: Dec 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Expect a messy compromise on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators say in Las Vegas

Representatives from each of the seven Colorado River Basin states said a long-term fix will likely be flawed and judged harshly by history

DATE: Dec 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Want to test a theory on how to fix the Colorado River’s drought issues? There’s a model for that

A team of California researchers have developed a new way of estimating the economic impacts of water-saving efforts in the enormous basin. They’re turning it into an online site that everyone can use

DATE: Nov 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the center of a proposal to keep Colorado River water in the state

A coalition of anglers, growers and water districts in the region say preserving the water right would aid them long into the future, but a major state water agency has big questions

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boebert touts legislative wins that Biden vows to veto

Bills, amendments and funding requests pass House

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Western Slope water interests make $98.5M play to buy some of the Colorado River’s oldest water rights from Xcel

Xcel Energy owns some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs. A coalition thinks would be a better manager of them.

DATE: Nov 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Northeast Durango homes temporarily lose water services

Contract utility crews accidentally break valves incorrectly located by city; water restored around 7 a.m. Friday

DATE: Nov 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

House passes legislation to improve water shortages in Colorado, Southwest region

WASHINGTON – The United States House of Representatives passed two amendments this past Thursday that would provide $5 million in funding to water projects in Colorado and the Southwest. The...

DATE: Oct 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sticks in snow

Snowtography sites in the southwest could foster more climate-resilient forests

DATE: Oct 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado faces a water-stressed future. Here’s how the state uses its existing supply

Colorado’s cities, industries and farms will face increasing water shortages as temperature climb and depending on how the state responds

DATE: Sep 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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Decades of inaction left a water system in southwestern Colorado in shambles. Will the state step in to help?

Durango City Council approves rezoning of Grandview property to low-density residential use

2024 forecasts show less water will flow into Lake Powell. Don’t panic, experts say

Expect a messy compromise on the future of the Colorado River, negotiators say in Las Vegas

Want to test a theory on how to fix the Colorado River’s drought issues? There’s a model for that

A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the center of a proposal to keep Colorado River water in the state

Boebert touts legislative wins that Biden vows to veto

Western Slope water interests make $98.5M play to buy some of the Colorado River’s oldest water rights from Xcel

Northeast Durango homes temporarily lose water services

House passes legislation to improve water shortages in Colorado, Southwest region

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Colorado faces a water-stressed future. Here’s how the state uses its existing supply

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