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Colorado River users could face shortage in 2015

June 9, 2011 5:44 PM

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Deep snow in parts of the West has given states in the Colorado River basin some relief from drought, but water managers say there's still work to keep water flowing from faucets in the future. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Mike Connor says that before... more »
Southern Colorado snowpack above normal

April 5, 2010 6:04 PM

Southern Colorado water managers got a boost Monday when the April snowpack measurement numbers were released--the Arkansas River basin is at 109-percent of normal. The Rio Grande and San Juan/Animas/Dolores basins are also above 100-percent of normal. The new stats are no surprise in Pueblo, where the reservoir is... more »
Endangered fish released in San Juan River

November 5, 2009 8:50 AM

The San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico has gotten an infusion of more than 3,000 endangered roundtail chubs. The New Mexico Game and Fish Department announced Wednesday that the fish were released into the river in late October. Roundtail chub were once found throughout the Colorado River basin, including... more »