Water - The Durango Herald

Colorado transportation, water infrastructure projects receive federal funding

Money will support improvements across the state

DATE: Jan 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe awarded more than $4 million in federal grants to prepare for climate change

Funding from Bureau of Indian Affairs will support two tribal water projects

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

What to ask your real estate agent about water in Colorado

Attorneys, developers and real estate brokers share an inside look at the questions buyers should ask

DATE: Jan 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hermosa Creek federal protections turn 10

‘There was nothing inevitable about this legislation,’ Sen. Michael Bennet recalls

DATE: Dec 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local 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

Tribe can conserve Animas River water without paying Nighthorse maintenance fees

Contract sets terms for when and how much Ute Mountain Utes must pay

DATE: Dec 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango to recruit residents to research stormwater fees

Applications for focus group open now

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield resuming process of replacing, relocating water meters

Devices in Yucca Estates subdivision and older units south of U.S. Highway 160 are focus

DATE: Nov 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding

A $99 million plan to buy and permanently preserve some of the oldest water rights in Colorado is inching closer to securing all of its funding. But President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to...

DATE: Nov 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026

Announcement offers no recommendation about how to divvy up water from the river

DATE: Nov 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Bayfield dealing with utility bill issues entering holidays

Town manager says some billing errors ‘sidelined’ over past several years

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a second Trump administration might reverse drilling and energy restrictions on public lands in Colorado

Newly minted federal rules designed to protect greater sage grouse habitats by restricting drilling, mining and renewable energy projects on nearly 1,200 square miles of public land in Color...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News