Colorado’s San Luis Valley faces arsenic and water shortage challenges
The San Luis Valley in Colorado faces high arsenic levels in wells due to drought and aquifer depletion, spurring community-led conservation efforts.
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Comments open for Post-2026 Colorado River Operational Strategies
Written comments on Post-2026 Colorado River Operational Strategies are due on or before September 1, 2022.
Hearing before Senate committee weighs food on drought scale
Looking for solutions, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the drought situation in the west, with witnesses expressing the urgency of the crisis that is affecting agriculture, wildlife, and communities at an unprecedented level.
Snow drought adds to Colorado River system woes
A “snow drought” in the western states is contributing to drought problems in the Colorado River basin, where less releases of water from Lake Powell to the southern basin states have already been authorized.
A New Normal? Colorado Offers Impressive Drought Info Portal
“The new normal. What exactly does that mean? Ask a Colorado farmer and you are likely to hear a common word: dry,” reads the agricultural “drought stories” section of an