Time Machine Tuesday: 1952's Irrigation Centennial
In 1952 Governor Dan Thornton organized the Colorado Irrigation Centennial Committee, which included 27 members…
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Rio Grande Compact
The Rio Grande Compact is an agreement signed in 1938 between Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas…
Agricultural Chemicals and Water Quality
The Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado State University, and the Colorado Department of Public Health…
Colorado’s Water: Online Exhibits
Colorado State University’s Water Resources Archive is a treasure trove of digital documents relating to the…
Colorado Drinking Water Week
Gov. Hickenlooper has declared May 4-10, 2014 as Colorado Drinking Water Week. This week brings awareness…
Dam Safety
One of the challenges brought on by the recent floods is damages to a number…
New Website for Colorado Watering Restriction Information
Are you confused by your local watering restrictions, which keep changing based on the state’s…
Drought Resources
Explorer Stephen Long called Colorado “the Great American Desert,” and true to his observation, the state is currently experiencing…
Graywater Reuse
Many people are often confused by Colorado’s graywater reuse laws, so HB13-1044, introduced in the…
Boating Safety
Are you enjoying boating Colorado’s waters this summer? If so, be sure you know what…
Water Conservation
Denver Water is talking about possible watering restrictions in the midst of this drier-than-usual spring. …
Safe Drinking Water
We all need water to survive, and we are healthier if the water we drink…
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
During the Depression of the 1930s many federal programs were set up to help get…
Groundwater Monitoring
Farmers and other agriculturalists in Colorado may be interested in three new publications in our…
Water supply
Skiiers are not the only ones carefully watching the snow totals up in the high…
Water Law
Water is one of the most important issues in the West, and is the subject…
Water Wells
If you live outside the city limits, as I do, most likely you depend on…
Colorado Water Law
Water law is a major issue in Colorado, and our library owns a number of…
Water Quality
Water is an important part of our daily lives. We die without it, and can…
Water Rights
There has been a lot of discussion in the news lately about water rights, water…