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WATER FOR COLORADO: SHAPING OUR STATE'S WATER FUTURE

"Every discussion about water should start with conservation."
– Gov. John Hickenlooper

Water for Colorado agrees. We are glad the final Colorado Water Plan includes a productive economy that supports vibrant and sustainable cities; viable and productive agriculture; and river recreation, and tourism industries; an efficient and effective water infrastructure; and a thriving environment that includes healthy watersheds, rivers, streams, and wildlife.

Rivers Need Water

Keep rivers healthy and flowing to support wildlife and billion-dollar recreation and tourism industries.

Every Drop Counts

Protect our rivers by prioritizing water efficiency and conservation in our cities and towns.

Share Resources

Support flexible water-sharing agreements between farmers and communities.

Smarter Solutions

Avoid big, new water diversion projects that drain our Western Rivers.

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Colorado Families need a Ford not a Ferrari for a Water Plan Budget

18 Aug 2017
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Smart Prioritization and Collaboration Critical By Sinjin Eberle, Director of Communications Intermountain West-American Rivers; Kristin Green, Water Advocate-Conservation Colorado; Rob Harris, Senior Staff Attorney-Western Resource Advocates; and Brian Jackson, Associate...

Are you an expert on the Colorado River? Test your knowledge.

25 Jul 2017
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Happy Colorado River Day! Today we honor the hardest working river in the West and acknowledge all that it does for us. This river provides the water for our faucets, the irrigation for our crops, thousands of jobs and recreation for millions. The Colorado River touches the lives...

2017 Colorado River Summer Reading and Watch List

24 Jul 2017
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Looking to add to your summer reading or watch list? Whether you’re headed to a beautiful body of water, relaxing in your backyard, or staying in on a rainy day, we’ve got a list of captivating books and documentaries about the Colorado River that recap its rich history and offer...
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Every Drop Counts: What You Can Do to Save Water in the West

22 Jun 2017
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Modern conveniences have made it easy to forget how much water we’re using and where that water really comes from. This makes it even more difficult to grasp how your water usage habits can have a long-term impact on the collective water supply. With a predicted water deficit of...

National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud Passage of Congressional Omnibus Spending Bill

04 May 2017
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The bill contains more than $1.3 billion in vital funding and protections for Western water resources, including the Colorado River National conservation and sportsmen groups applauded passage through Congress of a new omnibus spending bill. The legislation contains $1.3 billi...

America’s Most Endangered River

14 Apr 2017
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Sign our petition to the Trump Administration: help support our rivers! The Colorado River is at a tipping point. Just this week, the lower portion of it was named our nation’s most endangered river in the American Rivers’ annual report. This is not the first time the Colorado...

World Water Day reminds us why we can’t cut infrastructure funding

23 Mar 2017
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by Mike Connor Today is World Water Day, intended to highlight the importance of fresh water, promote its sustainable management, and focus on actions needed to protect and conserve this critical, life-sustaining resource. These actions take many forms, but investing in new and...

The Colorado River Is Being Sapped By The Heat

09 Mar 2017
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BY NELL LONDON The Colorado River is being sapped by rising temperatures and its fate is worse than most forecasters realize, according to a new study looking at the effects of climate change. The study, co-authored by Brad Udall, a climate scientist at Colorado State University,...

Leasing water – a novel idea to combat “buy and dry” in Colorado

22 Feb 2017
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By Brian Jackson As populations in Colorado and the West continue to grow, water is moving from farms to cities. The current practice of “buy and dry” in Colorado – buying farmland only for its water – is bad for farmers, bad for rural communities and bad for critical ecosystems...
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