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The Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District has inked a nearly $100 million deal with Xcel Energy

Programs that would pay water users to conserve and send that water downstream for the benefit of the Colorado River system remain too controversial for Colorado water managers to agree on. A statewide task force...

Water for Shoshone hydropower plant is key to Colorado River flows  This story is provided by Aspen Journalism, an independent, nonprofit news organization that relies on support from its readers. For more, visit http://aspenjournalism.org.  Water...

Water managers, state and county elected officials and representatives from environmental and recreation organizations all gathered in Glenwood Springs on Tuesday to mark a historic deal intended to keep water in the Colorado River. The...

Water managers, state and county elected officials and representatives from environmental and recreation organizations all gathered in Glenwood Springs on Tuesday to mark a historic deal intended to keep water in the Colorado River. The...

Colorado River District, partners agree to $99M purchase

Water managers, state and county elected officials and representatives from environmental and recreation organizations all gathered in Glenwood Springs on Tuesday to mark a historic deal intended to keep water in the Colorado River. The...

Here's what the Colorado River Drought Task Force is recommending.

The Colorado River Drought Task Force's recently issued recommendations mostly focus on changes in existing programs, prompting calls for more urgent action to address water overuse.

A statewide task force's final recommendations for water-saving solutions for the drying Colorado River focus largely on expanding and tweaking existing programs -- an outcome that has underwhelmed water experts who call for more decisive action.