drought
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Castle Rock implements mandatory Stage 2 water restrictions
Castle Rock moved into mandatory Stage 2 drought restrictions Wednesday as ongoing dry conditions and continued high water demand strain the town’s water supplies. Under the restrictions, customers must follow a mandatory two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule. Customer water budgets will also be reduced, which officials said will cause customers to reach higher-tier water rates more…
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Heat, wind and drought conditions spark wildfires across US West | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
Heat, drought spark wildfires Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on June 21, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. The Iron Fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected on June 20 and had blackened 34…
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It won’t end the drought, but ‘Super El Niño’ expected to boost Colorado moisture
Colorado is headed into what could be one of its strongest El Niño summers on record, a shift expected to bring above‑average monsoon moisture, though not enough to erase the state’s long‑running drought. That was the assessment on Tuesday from the Water Conditions Monitoring Committee, a group of state and federal water officials and local…
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Polis declares statewide drought emergency
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday declared a statewide drought emergency, citing the record-low snowpack and prolonged warmer temperatures across Colorado. He also activated the next phase of the state’s drought response plan. Polis had placed Colorado under Phase 2 in March. “Today, I am issuing a statewide drought emergency to support Coloradans, our economy, farmers…
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Tapped: Castle Pines upgrading water treatment capacity for future need
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Sterling Ranch plans to harvest rainwater
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Parker makes strides toward renewable water supply
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Colorado River overallocation collides with record drought conditions
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Colorado approves $13 million for 48 water projects amid statewide drought
The Colorado Water Conservation Board recently approved an additional $13 million in funding for 48 projects through its Water Plan Grant and Water Supply Reserve Fund Programs for drought and wildfire-impacted communities. To date, the board has allocated more than $40 million to 136 local projects across the state. “Organizations across the state are implementing…
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Colorado approves $13 million for 48 water projects amid statewide drought
The Colorado Water Conservation Board recently approved an additional $13 million in funding for 48 projects through its Water Plan Grant and Water Supply Reserve Fund Programs for drought and wildfire-impacted communities. To date, the board has allocated more than $40 million to 136 local projects across the state. “Organizations across the state are implementing…