Southern Ute tribal member elected to chair Colorado water policy board in historic first
Lorelei Cloud tapped as board’s first-ever Indigenous chairperson
DATE: May 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Shannon Mullane
Position: Herald Staff Writer
Email:
smullane@durangoherald.com
Phone Number:
(970), 375-4584
Wastewater system fails near Hesperus, sending E. coli into nearby waterway
State health department: Private well users near Pine Winds Mobile Home Park should use bottled or filtered water
DATE: May 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Southwestern Colorado farmers expect a third of their normal water supply
Water managers and farmers in the Colorado River Basin are forecasting a slow year after lackluster snow – and hoping for a rainy spring
DATE: May 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried
Can storms make up for a dry winter?
DATE: Mar 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News
17 Colorado environmental projects are in limbo after Trump halts spending
Residents thought they had millions coming their way for projects now, the future is uncertain
DATE: Jan 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News
What to ask your real estate agent about water in Colorado
Attorneys, developers and real estate brokers share an inside look at the questions buyers should ask
DATE: Jan 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News
Proposition JJ: Colorado would be allowed to keep all sports betting tax revenue it collects
State can currently keep up to $29 million; measure would remove that cap
DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Winter snowpack recedes earlier than usual in Southwest Colorado
Rare, sudden and large melt leaves region with only 6% of peak amount
DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers
The Colorado River has been overused for decades, but no one has known exactly how the water was used — until a team of researchers compiled the most complete accounting of the river’s water
DATE: Apr 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
Colorado commits $20 million to help purchase historic Colorado River water rights on the Western Slope
The Colorado Water Conservation Board funding brings the deal to buy Shoshone Power Plant water rights from Xcel Energy one step closer to becoming reality
DATE: Feb 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Decades of inaction left a water system in southwestern Colorado in shambles. Will the state step in to help?
Farmers and ranchers on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County are left with a deteriorating water system with leaky pipes and eroding ditches
DATE: Jan 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Officials propose historic agreement to permanently include tribes in Colorado River matters
Tribal representatives from across the Colorado River Basin highlighted their main priorities this month. Being treated fairly was a big one
DATE: Dec 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
