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Utah and three other states are working on taking less water from the Colorado River. It’s not easy, it’s not overnight, but it shows promise. Read more.

Policymakers say a wet winter has created space for discussions about long-term water management, but they have a diverse set of interests to consider while drawing up new rules.

Everyone from policymakers to armchair warriors has a theory on the best way to solve the Colorado River crisis. Soon they’ll have a chance to test out their ideas. The Colorado River’s flow is droppi...

Most travelers know the town of Green River as a stop on I-70. With stands advertising the region's famous Green River melons, many wonder if they could really grow in such a dry part of the world.

Colorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program, but questions remain about some of the proposed ideas.

Colorado River officials plan to expand a conservation program next year that pays farmers and ranchers to use less water. But questions remain about some of the proposed ideas and the program’s overall efficacy.

Farmers and ranchers in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico will be eligible to receive compensation for water conservation over the next year, following a recent agreement among these Upper Colorado River Basin states. Officials from the four states voted last week to revise and extend what’s known as the System Conservation Pilot Program (SCPP)…

Colorado won’t be buying up agricultural water rights to reduce water use and help stabilize the Colorado River, according to a briefing top river officials provided state lawmakers last week. Rebecca Mitchell, Colorado’s representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission, reassured lawmakers

The Colorado River District, an organization dedicated to protecting western Colorado water, holds State of the River meetings across its 15-county district each spring. Sun Outdoors Rocky Mountains in Granby hosted the Grand County event...

One way to save massive amounts of water from the drying Colorado River — state and federal officials had hoped — was to effectively buy water this year from farmers