Colorado River

KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.

KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh brings listeners local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.

Water from the Shoshone hydropower plant near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, will be purchased by the Colorado River District. It's part of an expensive effort to keep water flowing to the farms, cities and rivers of Western Colorado, and away from fast-growing cities and towns around Denver.

The latest study from the Bureau of Reclamation shows how a wet winter in 2023 helped boost Lake Powell and Colorado River water supplies. But experts say more cuts to demand for the water supply are needed.

The nation's second-largest reservoir has been shrinking as drought and steady demand strain the Colorado River. Lake Powell water levels are low, but canyons and ecosystems are emerging.

KDNK's Hattison Rensberry interviews Sopris Sun water reporter Olivia Emmer about the recent State of the River meeting.

KDNK’s reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Senator Bennet held a press conference today in Glenwood Canyon, along the proposed track of the Uinta Railway accompanied by several other state and local representatives, KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry spoke to officials at the scene.

Senators from the seven states that use water from the Colorado River are convening to discuss its future. Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper created the group as climate change and steady demand are shrinking supplies.

Water officials across the West have been negotiating a crisis on the Colorado River. Drought is putting pressure on the 7-state basin, and the nation’s two largest reservoirs recently reached record lows.