/tags/water-management Water Management en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:33:38 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis The Water Hub, an organization centered on water justice, led a briefing with a team of panelists to share local solutions as the Colorado River faces historic drought. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:33:38 GMT /regional-news/2022-12-02/western-water-leaders-talk-local-solutions-amid-colorado-river-crisis Emma VandenEinde /environment/2021-12-08/with-the-colorado-river-in-crisis-those-who-decide-its-future-gather-under-one-roof The annual Colorado River Water User's Association conference in Las Vegas will be in the spotlight this year, as climate change shrinks water supply. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-12-08/with-the-colorado-river-in-crisis-those-who-decide-its-future-gather-under-one-roof Alex Hager /environment/2021-08-16/feds-declare-first-water-shortage-on-lower-colorado-river-amid-prolonged-drought Federal officials declared a first-ever water shortage for the lower Colorado River, triggering mandatory cutbacks for some users. Ongoing drought across the West, increased demand and the wide-reaching effects of climate change have steadily reduced water levels in the nation’s largest reservoirs. Usage restrictions will begin in January, and are expected to be felt most sharply by farmers in Arizona. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:43:14 GMT /environment/2021-08-16/feds-declare-first-water-shortage-on-lower-colorado-river-amid-prolonged-drought Alex Hager /2020-08-27/officials-restrict-water-usage-from-yampa-river-in-northern-colorado The primary part of the Yampa River is under water usage restrictions for only the second time ever. The move came because less water has been circulating to the lower part of the river, meaning users in that area are not receiving their legally protected share, the Steamboat Pilot & Today reported. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 23:13:54 GMT /2020-08-27/officials-restrict-water-usage-from-yampa-river-in-northern-colorado Associated Press /environment/2018-07-06/theres-a-domestic-war-raging-right-now-against-a-plant In an open field in Longmont, Colorado, about a dozen people crouched in the tall grass, moving slowly and deliberately through mud that squelched… Fri, 06 Jul 2018 20:02:07 GMT /environment/2018-07-06/theres-a-domestic-war-raging-right-now-against-a-plant Rae Ellen Bichell