Pitkin County is buying 60 shares of water from Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Co. and will use it to boost flows in the ...

Colorado River experts and water managers say feds' EIS options don't go far enough to address water scarcity and climate change ...

A memo outlining the deal noted that in order to purchase the Twin Lakes shares, the seller also required the county to buy the Fountain shares, which are estimated to yield about 26 acre-feet per ...

Recently at Aspen Journalism, we published a story about the last Mass at St. Benedict’s Monastery that captured the moment in all of its context and complexity. This day has been a long time coming — ...

A new study pinpoints the main cause of harmful algal blooms in Blue Mesa Reservoir, and includes a recommendation for a minimum water level to prevent them.

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new set of governing rules. One major ...

The intake structure for the Snowmass Water and Sanitation District sits about 20 feet downstream of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area boundary along East Snowmass Creek. The proximity to the ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! DURANGO — Over two days of hearings, Colorado water managers laid out their arguments related to one of the most powerful ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! LAS VEGAS — At the largest annual gathering of the basin’s water managers on Thursday, speakers invoked Dr. Strangelove, the ...

From left, J.B. Hamby, chair of the Colorado River Board of California, Tom Buschatzke, Arizona Department of Water Resources; Becky Mitchell, Colorado representative to the Upper Colorado River ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! The source of water — and whether there’s enough to go around — is at the heart of concerns about a proposed agritourism ...

As an Aspen Journalism donor, thank you for making this reporting possible! LAS VEGAS — Water managers from each of the seven states that share the drought-stricken Colorado River repeated familiar, ...