All Entries in the "Water" Category
Amid crisis in tiny Colorado community, bill would make it easier to declare towns abandoned
Senate Bill 157 comes in response to collapse of Hartman’s government, imminent collapse of water supply The town of Hartman, Colorado, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Seth Klamann | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post A bipartisan pair of Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill this week that […]
Colorado’s wildfire season predicted to be worse this year
The Waldo Canyon fire destroys houses in Mountain Shadows on June 26, 2012. (Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette file) By: Nick Smith/Denver Gazette Colorado’s blistering, dry and breezy conditions have fire officials on edge as the state braces for a wildfire season forecast to be worse than during the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012. Officials […]
Two Buttes fish salvage order rescinded after reservoir dries
Two Buttes Reservoir in Baca County sits dry in this photo. Black Hole Pond, located below Two Buttes Dam, continues to provide local fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, green sunfish, bluegill, channel catfish and rainbow trout (seasonally). CPW photo/Jim Ramsay SPRINGFIELD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has rescinded the emergency fish salvage order at Two Buttes […]
Bodies of boater, dog recovered from Lake Pueblo after boat capsizes – one boater survived and swam to shore
Capsized fishing boat and debris field as seen from a CPW patrol boat March 13, 2026 Update: Body of second boater recovered at Lake Pueblo PUEBLO, Colo – At approximately 9:23 p.m., the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Maritime Emergency Response Team located and recovered the body of the second boater. Officers returned to the south boat ramp […]
In a tiny Colorado town, infighting dissolved the government. Now the water’s running out.
By Seth Klamann | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: March 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM MST HARTMAN — Tammy Lucero and Velma Casanova Cooper were leaving a Board of Trustees meeting at the old schoolhouse on Jan. 13 when they ran into familiar trouble. For years, tensions had been building in this tiny southeast […]
Lamar Lions Club hears about the importance of finishing the Arkansas Valley Conduit at recent meeting
Bill Long, President of Board of Directors for SECWCD speaks to Lamar Lions Club members At the Lamar Lions Club meeting on February 11, the guest speaker was Bill Long, President of the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD). In addition to myself, also invited to the meeting were Lamar […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is helping restore thousands of acres impacted by 2025 wildfires
Seed is shipped to and staged at CPW’s Escalante SWA Seed Warehouse near Delta, where it is stored under climate-controlled conditions until application. 1/30/26 MONTROSE, Colo. — After one of Colorado’s most significant wildfire seasons in 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) local area staff and Habitat Conservation Team are helping coordinate large-scale efforts to […]
“Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act” passes Senate and heads to White House to be signed into law
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper’s Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act unanimously passed the Senate on December 16 and will head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation will reduce interest payments on all non-federal cost share funds and provide greater flexibility in repayment terms. Further, this […]
Emergency fish salvage enacted at Two Buttes Reservoir due to water levels
Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced an emergency public fish salvage effective Thursday, Oct. 30, at Two Buttes Reservoir in Baca County. The salvage is being implemented to mitigate imminent fish loss related to declining water levels and the unlikelihood of significant rainfall in the immediate future. (Photo courtesy of Baca County) LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces an […]
Water Workshop being held October 28 in Springfield hosted by Southern Plains Land Trust and Ogallala Commons
Southern Plains Land Trust, along with their partner Ogallala Commons, is hosting a water workshop on October 28th in Springfield. Anyone can join! Farmers, ranchers, students, agency personnel, educators, and the interested public are invited to attend a Stewarding Our Water Future Field Day presented by Ogallala Commons (www.ogallalacommons.org) on Tuesday, October 28th from 9:30am-2:00pm […]
Colorado Springs voters deny new development over concerns about growth, water – farmers in Ark Valley relieved
The water in the Rocky Ford ditch, which looks muddy and unclean, runs near areas that used to be farmed with water from the Lower Arkansas river in Rocky Ford, Colorado on March 25, 2025. Colorado Springs is going to need 34,000 more acre-feet a year of water in the coming decades to meet demand […]
