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Philanthropies to Polis: “Fund Colorado’s water plan.” John Hickenlooper's water strategy...

A group seeking to jumpstart Gov. John Hickenlooper’s state water plan is asking Gov.-elect Jared Polis to support ways to fund it. Convened by...

WHAT’S THE PLAN? Second draft of state water plan lacks actionable...

Colorado needs a mother lode of water by 2050 – as much, in fact, as it takes to serve about 2 million people. As our...

Waiting for Chapter 10: What’s the plan in the state water...

It has taken 12 years, 344 pages and input from tens of thousands of people to put together what officials are touting as Colorado’s...

California drought holds lessons for Colorado

Coloradans are watching California dreams turn to dust during an unrelenting four-year drought. There, the only way some people can get water is off...

Water deal aims to keep city faucets flowing

  FRISCO — An $11 million dollar water deal announced last week could help keep faucets and sprinklers flowing in big western cities in...