Anyone can see that something is deeply wrong at Blue Mesa Reservoir on the Western Slope. It’s historically been the biggest ...

The Colorado Sun reports that Colorado is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to partially dismiss a case involving a dispute with Nebraska over each state’s share of the South Platte River. In a filing ...

The Vail Daily reports that the historic effort to allow Colorado’s Western Slope water interests to acquire Xcel Energy’s bountiful Shoshone water rights on the Colorado River, united unlikely allies ...

KSL News reports that Salt Lake City is permanently limiting nonresidential water use to 200,000 gallons per day. The city said it may also further tighten that limit. The new rule does not apply to ...

Denver Water can finish its Gross Dam expansion and fill the controversial reservoir in western Boulder County, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, lifting an injunction by a lower ...

Aspen Journalism reports that Gunnison River anglers and boaters are asking the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to increase Gunnison River streamflows to alleviate damage to the fishery. This request was ...

Science Daily reports that New Mexico’s largest reservoir, Elephant Butte, fell to its lowest level since 1971 — holding just 1.4% of capacity as of July 27, 2026. The Rio Grande reservoir has since ...

Colorado Public Radio reports that glaciers and snowfields are melting around the world. Colorado is no exception as St. Mary’s Glacier has melted into Clear Creek after the long hot summer.

Colorado Politics reports that the town of La Veta’s water supply is running dry. Even with the town’s reservoirs sitting at 60% full, the town banned all outdoor water use over the summer. Still, La ...

Utah’s Deseret News reports that researchers are probing the state’s high-altitude rock glaciers to determine how much water they release and whether that water is clean enough to drink.

Aurora Water is in talks to purchase land and water from two of the most historic farms in the Lower Arkansas Valley, adding to farm communities’ worries about “buy and dry” pressure from cities amid ...