nature conservancy
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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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Officials learned to stop worrying and love Colorado pikeminnow
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GRAND JUNCTION – Once dismissed as a “trash fish,” the Colorado pikeminnow has come to be regarded by Western Slope water officials as a powerful ally, one they hope retains its usefulness even when the magic of an endangered-species listing is gone. And the listing could be gone relatively soon, once officials figure out how…
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Colorado Water Congress takes on a costly question: How to pay state’s tab for water
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Steamboat Springs – Could a tax similar to the one on sugary drinks in Boulder become a vehicle for financing the state’s multi-billion dollar needs for water? Probably not, but a similar idea is on a laundry list of solutions floating around the state’s water community. This week, funding the state water plan is among…
