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Researchers spotlight long-ignored danger buried in iconic mountain wetlands: 'Starting to get more attention'
"Our findings show there is a risk." Researchers spotlight long-ignored danger buried in iconic mountain wetlands: 'Starting ...
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Colorado River Basin has lost as much water as a full Lake Mead since 2003, study says
The researchers found that groundwater was being depleted faster than it could be restored, and that total water loss was ...
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Colorado River water users want to collaborate on conservation — but they need updated infrastructure to make it happen
Farmers and ranchers in Western Colorado rely heavily on the Colorado River to irrigate their crops. Groups like the Colorado ...
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Drought conditions likely to get worse in Colorado as Western water supplies shrink
The data, released May 20, show that drought conditions across Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Wyoming have worsened ...
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Water managers give updates on Dillon and Green Mountain reservoirs, including what rafting season could look like on Summit County’s Blue River
Both the Dillon Reservoir and the Green Mountain Reservoir are expected to reach capacity this summer, Colorado Division of ...
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Colorado governor signs trio of bills aimed at bolstering state’s water security
Perched above the Dillon Reservoir on the side of a mountain road in Summit County, Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed into ...
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Colorado's snowpack is fourth lowest in nearly 40 years, struggled to reach average
SWE history across Colorado's eight mountain river basins The highest recorded ... The current year's snow water equivalent level on April 30 was 7.8 inches, which was only 0.1 inches above ...