Water - The Durango Herald

Drought-stricken Arizona moves to curb groundwater use in more rural areas

PHOENIX – Officials in drought-stricken Arizona are moving to regulate groundwater use on the state’s western edge where wells have been running dry. The new rules allow for a management pla...

DATE: Jan 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Rep. Jeff Hurd ‘disappointed’ after House fails to override Trump veto

Arkansas Valley Conduit project would have brought clean drinking water to rural Colorado

DATE: Jan 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it

Tribes ‘flex their sovereignty,’ intend to develop water rights

DATE: Jan 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Water flowing again through Cascade flume, operating at reduced capacity

Permanent fix expected to take roughly two years

DATE: Jan 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bipartisan Colorado pipeline bill was noncontroversial until Trump vetoed it

Rep. Boebert suggests president retaliated for Epstein vote: ‘This isn’t over’

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s 2025 ‘water year’ was abnormally hot, dry

Report finds October-September was among hottest on record

DATE: Dec 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fort Lewis College students study Falls Creek aquifer

Capstone project offers real-world experience, practical data for subdivision residents

DATE: Dec 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border

New research says the situation arguably is worse than challenges facing the Colorado River

DATE: Nov 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Durango City Council approves water, sewer rate hikes

Smaller, steady increases could have prevented larger price rise, officials say

DATE: Nov 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain

Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin, ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations...

DATE: Nov 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado River negotiators stumble past federal deadline without joint agreement

Seven states at table say they’ve made progress

DATE: Nov 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango Public Works proposes water, sewer rate hikes

Infrastructure funds teetering above red line

DATE: Oct 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday