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Front Range concerns over purchase of Colorado River rights on Western Slope to get hearing
A dispute between influential Front Range water providers and a broad swath of the Western Slope over one of the most ...
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For lawmakers, an afternoon float on the Colorado River reignites an age-old question: Who gets access to the state’s streams?
Sporting sandals, swim shorts and baseball caps — and hopefully plenty of sunscreen — a cohort of state lawmakers hopped ...
Floods, channels, a giant metal curtain: Feds target invasive fish in the Colorado River
Government officials cleared out a warmwater pool on the Colorado River that had become a breeding ground for pesky invasive ...
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Colorado finds larva of invasive zebra mussel in Colorado River for second year in a row
Colorado Parks and Wildlife found a single zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River near New Castle in early June, the latest ...
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A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?
States that use Colorado River water need to agree on new rules for sharing it by 2026. If they don't, they will likely end ...
‘We stand on the brink of system failure’: Feds up pressure for states to reach deal on the future of the Colorado River
The Colorado River’s four Upper Basin state commissioners further embraced the idea of a “divorce” with their Lower Basin ...
Follow the 'Abilene Boys' down the Colorado River in 1937 and 1991
In 1937, three 'Abilene Boys' canoed 660 miles down the Colorado River. As adults, they repeated the journey in 1991.
‘A glimmer of hope’ emerges from long-stuck Colorado River negotiations
State water leaders appear to be coalescing behind a new proposal for sharing the Colorado River after talks were stuck in a ...
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Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand
The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, ...
Trump admin urges Colorado River deal among states, but warns it will step in if necessary
As Colorado River stakeholders scramble to negotiate the basin’s long-term operational guidelines, the Trump administration ...
Colorado River ‘water market’ could bring security to farmers, fish and families: Study
Applying a market-based approach to Colorado River management could ensure more robust and reliable supplies for farmers, ...
As deadline looms for new Colorado River plan, what happens if there isn’t one?
California and six other states that use water from the Colorado River are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing shrinking supplies.