According to a recent Garfield County Economic Update from the Davis School of Business at Colorado Mesa University (CMU), ...

Colorado has conditional water rights tied to 2.6 million acre-feet worth of additional reservoir storage on the Western ...

Water managers from the Colorado River District met with Pitkin County Commissioners Tuesday to talk about shared goals and ...

Early season snowpack gets a boost The pre-Thanksgiving storm cycle boosted snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin to ...

Recently at Aspen Journalism, we dig deep into critical water issues on the Western Slope and across the wider Colorado River ...

Each year, hundreds of young people from around the world get J-1 visas to work on the mountain and at local businesses in Aspen. But complaints about housing and working conditions raise questions ...

Attendees of the Colorado River Water Users Association watch negotiators Estevan Lopez of New Mexico and Becky Mitchell of Colorado speak on a panel Thursday at the Paris Hotel and Casino. The Upper ...

The Shoshone hydro plant in Glenwood Canyon. The River District has made a deal with Xcel Energy to buy the water rights associated with the plant to keep water flowing on the Western Slope. Credit: ...

A three-year remodel of the Catto Center at Toklat aimed to modernize the building while preserving its original charm and structure. The preserved roofline mirrors the angles of nearby peaks in the ...

Where the River District stands on the health of the Roaring Fork is relevant to another important water discussion: the River District’s plan to purchase the Shoshone water rights.