Fresh Water News

Selling water in a dry year may make better financial sense for Colorado farms and ranches than growing crops and feed. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this article with Fresh Water News Editor and Colorado Sun reporter Jerd Smith. Then, you can read the article at the link below.

Front Range H2O hopes to move fast and deliver its first water to the Fort Collins-Loveland Water District by early 2029.

A federal hearing in Denver next week in the high-stakes lawsuit will help determine if Denver Water can continue raising the dam, and address the safety issues inherent in leaving the $531M construction project unfinished. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Environmental Reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

A new statewide survey shows that 23 Colorado cities have aging lead water delivery pipes, roughly 20,000 of them, that could potentially taint drinking water. Under federal rules, those cities must identify all contaminated pipes and replace them by 2037, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

A controversial 53-year-old plan to build a major dam above Lyons is drawing renewed attention as a northern Colorado water district seeks to maintain its right to use the water associated with the long-dormant project.