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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.
At an annual meeting in Las Vegas, Colorado River policymakers said new rules may be a "messy compromise."
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.
If you’ve ever slipped and spun your way across Vail Pass through a wet, heavy snowstorm, you can be excused for wondering how Eagle River Valley communities could ever have too little water. Vail and its neighbors do have that problem, though.
Editor’s Note: This story, a collaboration of Big Pivots and Aspen Journalism, is part of a series that examines the intersection of water and urban landscapes in Colorado. If you’ve ever slipped and spun your way across Vail Pass through a wet, heavy snowstorm, you can be excused for wondering how Eagle River Valley communities could ever have too little water. Vail and its neighbors do have that problem, though. It has become evident in the growing frequency of drought years in the 21st century. First came 2002. Water officials, verging on panic, restricted outdoor water use. The dro...