Colorado Water

Clean Water is Good for Business, and for Beer!

Jenn Vervier | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Fat Tire Amber Ale, New Belgium Brewery, Clean Water Act Violations, Clean Water Act Colorado, Clean Water Act, Clean Water, Colorado Water, New Belgium Brewing Company, Denver News, Denver News
Jenn Vervier

2012 is the 40th anniversary for the Clean Water Act, one of America's bedrock environmental laws that have protected Americans as well as America's waters from toxic pollution.

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Farming Versus Fracking: The Battle For Water

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Video, Denver News, Fracking, Oil and Gas Industry, Save the Poudre Coalition, Colorado Environmental News, Colorado Water, Poudre River, Denver Colorado, Colorado Foundation for Water Education, Front Range Farmers, Colorado Farmers, Denver News

While there has always been competition for water in Colorado, today's contenders no longer just include farmers, but the oil and gas industry too. ...

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Will Fracking Destroy Colorado's Rivers?

Gary Wockner | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Fracking, Colorado River, Poudre River, Colorado Fracking, Colorado Fracking Projects, Colorado Water, Colorado Water Supply, Colorado Fracking Laws, Denver News
Gary Wockner

Some people say that fracking may be a small drop in the bucket of Colorado's overall water supplies, but if these water projects go forward, fracking would certainly contribute to being the last drop in the bucket of Colorado's rivers.

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Denver Water Suing 80-Year-Old Woman (PHOTOS, VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Two Forks Dam, Denver Water Lawsuit, Ella Oatman, Video, South-Platte-River, Denver Water Shortage, Colorado Water Supply, Colorado Water, Denver Water, Denver News

It seemed to have all the perfect elements of a compelling story: perceived government overreach, a helpless grandma figure, and bloodthirsty lawyers....

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'Over The River' Art Project Is Approved

AP | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Video, Arkansas River, River Art Project, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fabric Panels Over the Colorado River, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Water, Colorado State Land Board, Denver News

DENVER — The Colorado State Land Board has approved two leases for the artist Christo's proposed Over the River project, which would temporarily...

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Denver Tap Water Is Second Best

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Awaa, Regional Water Taste Test, Denver News, Denver Water Taste, Water Taste, Colorado Water, Water Taste Test, Denver Water, Water Utilities, Denver Colorado, American Water Works Association, Denver News

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced its “Best of the Best” water taste taste results during their annual conference in Washingto...

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Colorado Farmland Goes Dry As Suburbs Secure Water Supplies

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Water, Colorado Agriculture, Water Rights, Suburban Sprawl, Denver News

Colorado farmers still own more than 80 percent of water flowing in the state, but control is rapidly passing from them as growing suburbs move to sec...

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Clean Energy Offers Solution to Western Water Woes

Stacy Tellinghuisen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act, Xcel Energy, Colorado Water, Natural Gas, Clean Energy, Denver News
Stacy Tellinghuisen

Recent decisions by utilities in Colorado and Arizona serve as prime examples of how smart energy policies can benefit the region's water resources.

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Report: Colorado Water Supply Doomed By 2050

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Gary Harmon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Water Supply, Colorado Water, Colorado River, Water, Statewide Water Supply Initiative, Colorado Water Supply 2050, Denver News

By 2050, fast-growing Colorado will need as much as 1 million acre-feet more water than it uses now, and it will have difficulty meeting the new deman...

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Colorado Snowpack Runoff Will Be Low Despite Recent Storms: Hydrologists

Glenwood Springs Post Independent | John Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Snowpack, Colorado Water, Colorado River, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Dave Neslin, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado -- The spring runoff season is an exciting time for hydrologists. "This is our favorite time of year," said Bryon Lawren...

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Colorado Snowpack Levels Lowest In Areas That Produce Greatest Volume Of Water

KUSA | Jeffrey Wolf, Matt Renoux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Water, Snow, Colorado, Upper Colorado River Basin, Snowpack, Denver News

SUMMIT COUNTY - At the controls of a Bobcat S-250, Jose Frais has some snow to clear from sidewalks around the Silverthorne Outlet Mall - but not much...

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'Hidden Gems' Proposal Could Complicate Water

Pueblo Chieftain | Chris Woodka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Water, Hidden Gems, Arkansas River, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Water Rights, Wilderness, Denver News

A campaign to add 400,000 acres of wilderness areas in Colorado could threaten future operations that bring water into the Arkansas Valley. It's no...

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Snow Pack On January 1 86% Of Normal Average

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Water, Snow Pack, Colorado Snow, Denver News

DENVER (AP) -- The snowpack in the Colorado mountains was 86 percent of the long-term average on Jan. 1. The federal Snow Survey Office for Colorado ...

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