By Rhett Ayers Butler The story of Astrid Puentes Riaño is rooted in the soil of Colombia. Born in Bogotá to a family with ...

The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water at home every day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. As such, laws are often put in place to govern water usage. In ...

After the auctioning of 90 shares of Colorado water rights in Boulder County, thoughts turned to the rising cost. Some of the rights -- with associated fees -- sold for more than $80,000.

While the Resnicks do own water rights in the state, claims they are hoarding the supply or hindering the fight to control the blazes aren't true. Here's what we know.

The driest state in the nation will create a program to buy back water rights and permanently retire them, but questions remain about where the money for it will come from. Gov. Joe Lombardo, a ...

(The Center Square) — Members of Arizona’s congressional delegation this week introduced a second tribal water rights settlement bill to help a central Arizona tribe. A House and Senate ...

EUREKA, Nev. — Denise Moyle was a no. Her sister Dusty was a no. Their father was against the idea, too. None of them wanted a part of Nevada’s first-ever proposal to buy farmers’ water ...

A bill to buy and retire water rights has broad support — but no funding yet, as lawmakers face budget cuts and look for outside money.

A U.S. judge has rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to block Idaho from enforcing laws that provides ranchers a path to take control of water rights the federal government holds for ...

Two water rights, from 1902 and 1929, enable over 332 billion gallons to flow through the Shoshone plant every year, if it’s continuously operating at full capacity.

Last week’s hearing before the Colorado Water Conservation Board added a new twist to the uncertain future of the Shoshone water rights. Lately, the biggest question has been whether a $40 ...

Some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River may finally belong to water users on the Western Slope if the Trump administration doesn’t stall the funding first.. The U.S. Bureau of ...