June 18, 2010--Water conservation: An essential piece of the water supply...
Based on population projections for 2050 (estimated between 8.7 million and 10.3 million), water needs for energy development, water needs for recreation and endangered species, and the impact of...
View ArticleSeptembe 26, 2010--Water transfers already have eaten into ag land (Pueblo...
New actions in the state threaten to take more acreage.read more
View ArticleDecember 10, 2010--Water tops priorities of newly elected state, federal...
Colorado does not have a sufficient drought plan in place, and if the state hopes to efficiently use its water supply, it must be better prepared, Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper said Thursday.read more
View ArticleOctober 5, 2011--No easy chair for water solutions (Pueblo Chieftain)
State water leaders have made heavy use of a four-legged stool when describing how the future water needs of the state will be met. It hasn’t been a very comfortable place to sit — somewhere between a...
View ArticleJanuary 9, 2012--State closely watching Super Ditch launch (Pueblo Chieftain)
Finding a way to allow farmers to sell water to cities without giving up their water rights is a key piece of the state’s strategy to meet future water needs. “There has to be better ways of using...
View ArticleJuly 29, 2013--Talk of state’s water flows from interim committee (Colorado...
Colorado faces the loss of hundreds of thousands of agricultural lands due to a statewide “buy and dry” problem, but water advocates hope that a new statewide water plan will slow those losses to a...
View ArticleOctober 16, 2013--Flexibility, creativity needed to ensure enough future...
In a state where more water transactions have taken place than possibly any other spot in the world, Colorado has a “well-functioning” water market — but extra efforts will be required to keep its...
View ArticleOctober 30, 2013--Protecting Colorado’s water future (Southwestern Water...
On Colorado’s Western Slope as well as on the Front Range, water is not only a life giving resource… it is a way of life.read more
View ArticleJanuary 14, 2014--Water transfer bill top of docket (Durango Herald)
By Colorado Senator Ellen Robers: My first bill has been introduced, and it addresses lawn irrigation in new subdivisions when the water used is transferred from agricultural use. It would take effect...
View ArticleAugust 26, 2014--In Colorado, conversation about lawn water use begins (KUNC)
As Colorado plans for a future with more people and less water, some in the world of water are turning to the problem of lawns. In the 2014 legislative session, state senator Ellen Roberts (R-Durango)...
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