james eklund
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Swift action needed in Colorado’s water stewardship: Panel
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Water experts agree: Without swift, collaborative and regionalized action, the cost of a failure to address water loss in our state will be “stunning.” A discussion hosted by The Common Sense Institute Wednesday centered on the future of water usage in Colorado and featured key findings in a new report. Kristin Strohm, the President and…
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Federal ideas reflect little progress toward solving Colorado River crisis
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The clock is ticking for the Colorado River, but solutions on how to save the river basin, which provides water to 40 million people in seven states and Mexico, still appears to be elusive, at least from the federal government. However, proposed solutions are starting to bubble up through Colorado agriculture’s community, including projects that…
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With the feds ‘light’ on steps, Colorado’s water experts explore challenges, opportunities
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Several of Colorado’s water experts on Thursday noted that the federal government’s plan for tackling dwindling Colorado River reservoirs is “light” on the next steps but that the river’s condition also offers opportunities to boost resiliency among Western states. “It’s a dismaying time, but one full of opportunity,” said attorney James Eklund of Sherman &…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | John Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
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Colorado Politics is taking a look back at some of our most significant and compelling stories of 2018. This story originally was published June 19. Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8, 2019, after eight years of service as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over…
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Lake Mead water shortage could spell trouble for Colorado
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A new forecast from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shows signs that water levels at Lake Mead, which supplies water to three southwestern states and northern Mexico, could drop so low by next year that it could eventually result in a demand for more water from the Colorado River and from the upper basin states,…
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COVER STORY: Hickenlooper’s legacy of water
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Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves office on Jan. 8, 2019, after eight years of service as governor. He may be best remembered for guiding the state through its growing pains over the legalization of recreational marijuana, but he leaves another legacy as well: Water. In a fast-growing state that places greater demands on its water supply…
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Lakes Powell and Mead have a little to cheer about to start 2018
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There’s a little good news at the beginning of 2018 regarding water usage along the Colorado River. Lakes Powell and Mead both ended 2017 at higher levels than at the end of 2016. Water.data.com reported Jan. 1 that Lake Powell, at 490 feet, is at the highest it’s been since 2012, and about 22 feet…
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U.S., Mexico update international treaty over Colorado River
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In an era when the United States and Mexico aren’t exactly on speaking terms on issues like trade and immigration, there is one issue where both nations are cooperating pretty well: water. In Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, representatives of the United States, along with the International Boundary and Water Commission, signed their portion of…
