A quiet, rising tension over water in the southwest has burst into the public square.Agencies that manage and dole out the Colorado River鈥檚 water in鈥�

The Colorado River Basin is likely to see one of its driest spring runoff seasons on record this year, according to federal forecasters.Scientists at the鈥�

From the roof of Chuck McAfee鈥檚 adobe farmhouse in rural southwestern Colorado, you can see into three other states: Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.鈥�

The Salt River Project (SRP) puts on an annual water expo, and this year鈥檚 featured a pile of cold, wet, white powdery stuff on a hot sunny day in鈥�