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New federal plan sets short-term rules for Colorado River management
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1218+ words) After years of stalled negotiations among the seven states that rely on the Colorado River, the Department of the Interior on Friday released its own plan for managing the drought-strained system. The river’s current interim operating guidelines, set in 2007, are…...
Colorado’s other river problem | Hal Bidlack
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (364+ words) Well, the legislative session is over, and my inbox is filled with notifications of the many, many bills Gov. Jared Polis has signed, as well as the few he vetoed, and I could write quite a few pages on the…...
Tapped: As fire risk climbs, Colorado faces threat to drinking water
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1058+ words) Specialists surveying Colorado’s forests know this year will be challenging. Snow melted too quickly, strong winds dried out the trees, and the early signs of danger are already settling across the landscape. Wildfire season is no longer confined to a…...
Tapped: Douglas County looks to diversify water supply as population grows
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1314+ words) Douglas County’s rapid growth has reshaped its landscape over the last two decades, transforming once-rural stretches south of the Denver metro into one of the state’s most sought-after communities. With a population approaching 400,000 and tens of thousands more residents expected…...
Trump administration releases $40 million for Colorado water project
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (825+ words) The Trump administration on Friday released $40 million, clearing the way for a water district and its partners to finish funding the purchase of some of the state’s most senior Colorado River water rights, Gov. Jared Polis announced. Federal funding for…...
Trump administration releases $40 million for Shoshone water rights purchase
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (755+ words) The Trump administration on Friday released $40 million, clearing the way for the Colorado River Conservation District and its partners to finish funding the purchase of some of the state’s most senior Colorado River water rights, Gov. Jared Polis announced. Federal…...
Don’t upend Colorado’s ‘healthy balance’ on stream access | PODIUM
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (635+ words) Colorado Politics Don’t upend Colorado’s ‘healthy balance’ on stream access | PODIUM “The horizon is a perfect line between sky and water.” I heard this line of dialogue waft through my parents’ living room recently as they tuned into one of…...
Colorado cannot afford to get the Colorado River wrong | OPINION
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (716+ words) By Larry Don Suckla Colorado and our neighboring states are standing on the edge of a crisis that is no longer theoretical. The Colorado River, the lifeline of the American west, is facing conditions that demand immediate, responsible action. If…...
Shoshone water rights acquisition approved by Colorado board
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (533+ words) Colorado’s water board on Wednesday approved the acquisition of water rights associated with the Shoshone Power Plant for permanent instream flow protection. The deal to purchase water rights from Xcel Energy for $99 million aims to ensure that a significant amount…...
Douglas County water projects could receive $2.75 million in federal funding
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (990+ words) Select Douglas County water districts are poised to receive up to $2.75 million combined for projects dealing with sustainable drinking water or new pipelines. That’s on top of $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding already allocated for a wastewater project…...