Ron Falco News Today

Lead was once commonly used to build water service lines in communities because it was cheap and flexible but corrosion and high levels of it can cause serious health problems to children and adults.

It's taken more than 60 years for a planned pipeline to bring clean water to residents of the lower Arkansas River Valley.

We explore the main threats to Colorado’s drinking water—including lead, PFAS, radium, microplastics, and wildfires—and what scientists and public health officials are doing to protect our taps.

The region of southern Colorado on either side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains is quite special to the Pharmboy family. The high plains to the east and San Luis Valley to the west are sparsely populated, stunningly beautiful with a veritable mine of geological treasures, and are unlikely to be built up in the PharmKid's lifetime. In fact, most counties down there have fewer people now than they did in 1900. It is also rugged and you can easily die out there. Which gets you in touch with...

For decades, Colorado water providers have struggled with radium contamination. New data shows its some of the worst in the nation.

Since early 2019, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has cited Elephant Rock Mobile Home Park owner Kim Lucky Oliver repeatedly for refusing to comply with state water regulations and failing to inform park residents of the elevated radium levels in their tap water.

Since early 2019, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has cited Elephant Rock Mobile Home Park owner Kim Lucky Oliver repeatedly for refusing to comply with state water regulations and failing to inform park residents of the elevated radium levels in their tap water.

Since early 2019, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has cited Elephant Rock Mobile Home Park owner Kim Lucky Oliver repeatedly for refusing to comply with state water regulations and failing to inform park residents of the elevated radium levels in their tap water.

For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing national legal limits on PFAS in public water supplies. The proposed changes could affect dozens of public water utilities across the state.

The EPA on Tuesday slashed the amount of PFAS “forever chemicals” allowed in local drinking water, amounting to strict marching orders for at least 20 Colorado communities that may need to add expensi...