Results for keyword: water rights
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(Manmade) snow is for fighting over
In an increasingly arid West, snow-making becomes a more important component of a ski area’s operating plan. But they need water to make snow, and getting it isn’t always easy.
by J.R. Logan, Mar 04, 2013 -
The BLM fights for the Southwest’s last free-flowing river
A federal agency asserts its water rights to the San Pedro river in a case that might eventually lead to limits on growth in Arizona.
by Tony Davis, Feb 20, 2013 -
A Colorado newspaperman fights for his valley's water
Bob Rawlings, publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, has battled for decades to bring water to southeastern Colorado and, once it's there, to keep it no matter what.
by Matt Jenkins, Mar 26, 2012 -
Colorado water diversions, urban and rural
Colorado's Front Range and Western Slope communities and farms have always wrangled over the water produced high in the Rocky Mountains.
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 18, 2012 -
When it comes to importing water, nothing seems too extreme
A new proposal to send Mississippi River water out West is both insane and entirely possible, given the outrageous water schemes of the past.
by Craig Rowe, Sep 29, 2011 -
Where has Montana's water gone?
The Yellowstone River Compact may not protect Montanans who rely on the Tongue River’s water.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, May 20, 2011 -
It takes a district: Utah landowners control groundwater use
In southern Utah's Escalante Valley, local landowners will form a water district to save their declining aquifer.
by Jamie Hansen, May 09, 2010 -
The diplomacy of water
Norris Hundley's magisterial Water in the West is back in print to enlighten readers about water politics, especially the Colorado River Compact.
by Matt Jenkins, Oct 26, 2009 -
A good idea – if you can get away with it
Rainwater harvesting is against the law in many Western states, but folks in Utah, Colorado and Washington want to change that.
by Peter Friederici, Oct 08, 2008 -
Watch the river flow
In western Colorado, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park wins an important water claim.
by Rob Inglis, Jul 18, 2008
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