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The Roundup | Environmental groups try to stop that train

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Utah oil railway has ignited Colorado concerns, plus updates to the state water plan and COVID-19 data.

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The Roundup | A moment of reckoning for water in the West

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle June 21, 2022June 22, 2022

Record-low water storage levels at lakes Mead and Powell after more than two decades of drought conditions are among the chief indicators that the basin is “facing the growing reality that water supplies for agriculture, fisheries, ecosystems, industry and cities are no longer stable due to climate change.”

Confluence of Colorado River and Little Colorado Rivers - Bird's Eye View
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The Roundup | Add invasive fish to problems associated with Lake Powell

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

As Powell drops, invasive fish will enter lower Colorado River Basin, threatening progress.

Crystal River at Avalanche Creek
Posted inThe Runoff

The Runoff | River District in D.C., streamflows stressed and a possible double peak

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett June 8, 2022June 9, 2022

Insight and news from our Water Desk you won’t read anywhere else, plus additional context and updates on our most recent reporting.

Open Ditch in Starwood
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The Roundup | Pipe the ditch, save the water

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

All that’s fresh from our water and data desks, plus a summer event announcement with Thomas L. Friedman

Crystal at Marble wetlands
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The Roundup | The ups and downs of river flows 

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 24, 2022May 25, 2022

Did Colorado rivers just peak? Streamflows down after cooler temperatures, snowpack below average; winter occupancy and Lake Powell levels on the rise.

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The Roundup | Laying the groundwork

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 18, 2022May 20, 2022

You never want to say that a particular article is the culmination of a years-long reporting effort. There is always more to the story, and in this case, local environmental groups are not pleased with the outcome, so eyes peeled for a follow up. But Water Desk Editor Heather Sackett’s scoop, published Saturday in collaboration […]

Boaters on the Yampa River
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The Roundup | How stream management mandates are playing out

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

From the Water Desk, an in-depth look at how the mandate coming out of the 2015 Colorado Water Plan to give greater weight to the ecological and recreational needs of a river is playing out. Tracking the Curve has Pitkin County’s new COVID-19 case incidence rate falling, while the Data Dashboard notes the Crystal River streamflow has tripled over the last week.

Proposed parking area in Marble, CO
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The Roundup | Slow moving over rocky terrain

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle May 4, 2022May 10, 2022

Analysis on the Lead King Loop stakeholder process and potential outcomes. Plus rising water levels recorded at Lake Powell, local COVID-19 updates and the Bucket.

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The Runoff | Anti-speculation efforts frustrated

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett April 26, 2022May 6, 2022

In The Runoff for April, Water Desk Editor Heather Sackett shares news items you won’t read anywhere else, and updates and context from recent stories. A “new normal” of scarcity. Watershed penpals. A tribal lawyer argues for compensated forbearance.

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