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CNN reports that water use on the Colorado River is dropping, as water users cope with drought-related cutbacks and plan for a drier future. Read more on this story here.

A developer behind a controversial San Luis Valley water export plan, who hopes to sell water from the valley to water-short Douglas County and potentially other South Metro Area water users, is vying for a seat on a new water commission the county has established to evaluate future water needs.

A 22-year drought means Colorado’s water supply will not meet all current and future demands. And one winter of above-average snowpack will not solve the long-term shortage. Navigating these shallow w...

Under pressure to protect the state’s dwindling supply of Colorado River water from other states with more political clout, Colorado is reshuffling its river leadership team and asking lawmakers to

Colorado regulators, after years of study, negotiations and testing, approved a new rule that clears the way for drinking treated wastewater this week, one of only a handful of states

The justices could remove federal protection from 80% of the Southwest’s streams.

Six tribes, four states announce first formal talks on Colorado River authority