Colorado’s Water Plan
It’s been over a year since Governor Hickenlooper issued an executive order calling for the creation of a state water plan. It won’t be a legal document, but the plan […]
Post-Flood Planning in Boulder County
The historic September 2013 flood reshaped waterways across Colorado’s northern Front Range, making major changes to both the manmade and natural environments. Over the past ten months, homeowners, planners and […]
Planning for the Future: Water Education for Colorado’s Youth
When it comes to water, Colorado’s kids can expect to face a challenging future; a growing population and increasing demand may mean difficult trade-offs. That’s one reason educators and policy-makers […]
Water Conservation on the Minds of Colorado Brewers
With over 200 breweries and brewpubs, Colorado is one of top beer producers in the country. All that beer requires a lot of water. Brewers large and small are working […]
Colorado Leads the Charge in Small Hydropower Projects
Using the force of moving water to generate electricity is an old idea. For much of the 20th century, hydroelectric technology led to the construction of giant dams across the […]
Water Use and Electric Generation
It takes water to produce electricity, but how much water varies a lot depending on the fuel source and the power generating technology.
