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State of Rockies poll finds Coloradans increasingly worried about state’s water future
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The eighth annual State of the Rockies poll released by Colorado College this week took the public pulse in eight states on public lands and how that’s being handled by the Trump administration, energy, and water. The latter examined attitudes in the West on water, just as Colorado and its western neighbors are facing a below-average…
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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…
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Colorado River basin needs $75m to help farmers, ranchers conserve, say Bennet, Gardner
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Colorado’s Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner are among six Western senators asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to invest in programs to help farmers and ranchers conserve water along the Colorado River. Agriculture uses 70 percent of the iconic river’s water supply, “and while farmers and ranchers continually innovate to improve yields, lower costs and conserve…