Republican River Basin Pathway Project – Pilot Farms

In the book, Ogallala Blue, author William Ashworth says that we are not going to dry up the Ogallala Aquifer. But he says we will dry up parts of the aquifer — including eastern Colorado.  The question is how soon? And to prolong the life of this part of the aquifer, according to Ashworth, will [...]

Turning the West into a desert?

From Gristmill
Observations have shown that the hydrological cycle of the western United States changed significantly over the last half of the 20th century. We present a regional, multivariable climate change detection and attribution study, using a high-resolution hydrologic model forced by global climate models, focusing on the changes that have already affected this primarily arid [...]

SB 119 – Cisterns for rural residents with exempt wells

SB119
Rural residents with exempt wells for watering livestock, lawns and gardens would be allowed to begin legally storing rainwater in 5,000 gallon cisterns under a proposed law being considered by the Colorado Senate this week. Senate Bill 119 also would allow the Division of Water Resources to authorize 10 pilot projects statewide to determine whether [...]