With Colorado’s population expected to almost double to 10 million by 2050, water managers are grappling with how to quench the thirst of this exploding urban […]
Dispatches From The River: Impact of Colorado River Diversions on the Western Slope
“We’re just kind of hanging out here trying to stay in business as long as we can ma’am.” Bill Thompson is a rancher outside of Kremmling […]
Reveal – Water wars: Fighting over our most precious resource
Next to the air we breathe, it’s the planet’s most precious resource: fresh water. And it’s disappearing. The world’s largest food company describes the lack of water as a looming catastrophe that is expected to play out in the coming decades. In this episode of Reveal, we look at what’s happening in places that already are running out of water.
Connecting The Drops: Pricing Water
How to put a price on the priceless… That’s something that water utilities grapple with as they figure out what to charge customers for this precious […]
Connecting The Drops: Water Conservation Tools – Rain Barrels and Gray Water
Rain barrels are now legal in Colorado after several years of debate and opposition from those concerned about possible impacts on downstream water users. Now conservationists […]
Rain Barrels Legal
Rain barrels will be legal in Colorado starting Wednesday. State lawmakers passed a bill last legislative session to let people capture rain that falls from their […]
Rain Barrels Bill Signed
It will soon be legal for Coloradans to collect rain that falls from their roofs. As Bente Birkeland reports, Colorado is the final state in the […]
Connecting the Drops: Acequias in the San Luis Valley
Water rights can be a touchy topic for Colorado families whose livelihoods are tied to the resource’s availability. But in the tight knit community of San […]