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What does it mean to ‘pay your fair share’ for water in Durango?

Questions around rates resurface as resources become scarce

DATE: Mar 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried

Can storms make up for a dry winter?

DATE: Mar 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Hermosa Watershed Protection

December marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act and the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. Congress passed legislation at the end of 2014 that p...

DATE: Dec 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Southwest Colorado tribes seek federal funds for A-LP water delivery

Lawmakers urge Bureau of Reclamation to consider options

DATE: Nov 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Talk of persisting inequities prevails at Fort Lewis College screening of ‘Ute Water Legacy’

Rocky Mountain PBS documentary series episode was shown Wednesday

DATE: Oct 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

For better water forecasts, scientists say we should pay more attention to spring

85% of Colorado River starts as snow in the high-altitude mountains

DATE: Sep 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some Durango utility customers face $150 plumber fees or disconnected water

City seeks to get in compliance with state’s ‘backflow preventer’ testing requirements

DATE: Aug 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort appeals dismissal of water lawsuit against Forest Service

Ski area sued in 2022 over access to Hermosa Creek water rights

DATE: Aug 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez City Council hears community’s complaints and revises water rates

Council ends tiered water rate structure – for now – and adopts a fixed rate for single-family homes

DATE: Jul 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter snowpack recedes earlier than usual in Southwest Colorado

Rare, sudden and large melt leaves region with only 6% of peak amount

DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

A pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air

A better understanding of sublimation could help water managers make more accurate predictions

DATE: May 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sen. Bennet announces $2.3 million for Southern Ute water infrastructure

Department of Interior pledges $147.6 million in total investments to 42 projects in 10 states

DATE: May 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

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