/tags/urban-water urban water en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:49:13 GMT /news/2025-01-23/replacing-grass-can-help-save-water-but-just-how-much Nonfunctional turf replacement is an important tool in Colorado River water conservation, but even its proponents say it is a small part of the bigger picture. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:49:13 GMT /news/2025-01-23/replacing-grass-can-help-save-water-but-just-how-much Alex Hager /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-06/urban-fires-do-more-than-burn-structures-they-leave-a-mark-in-our-waterways Urban wildfires leave their mark on more than the land. They change the chemistry of our waterways and affect the organisms living there. On today’s In the NoCo we hear why urban wildfires can contribute to things like algae blooms. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-06/urban-fires-do-more-than-burn-structures-they-leave-a-mark-in-our-waterways In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Stephanie Daniel /news/2024-05-27/colorado-receives-32-8-million-to-replace-decades-old-lead-pipes-and-improve-drinking-water-systems Lead was once commonly used to build water service lines in communities because it was cheap and flexible but corrosion and high levels of it can cause serious health problems to children and adults. Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-27/colorado-receives-32-8-million-to-replace-decades-old-lead-pipes-and-improve-drinking-water-systems Tatiana Flowers, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-02-06/how-one-of-the-nations-fastest-growing-counties-plans-to-find-water-in-the-desert Washington County, Utah — home to the city of St. George — has recently been one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. Local leaders hope a new plan will stretch the county’s water supplies enough to make it through the next two decades. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:39:00 GMT /news/2024-02-06/how-one-of-the-nations-fastest-growing-counties-plans-to-find-water-in-the-desert David Condos | KUER /news/2023-10-23/tap-water-is-cheap-but-old-pipes-and-a-shrinking-colorado-river-could-change-that Across the Southwest, aging infrastructure and shrinking water supplies are driving an increase in water costs. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-10-23/tap-water-is-cheap-but-old-pipes-and-a-shrinking-colorado-river-could-change-that Alex Hager /health/2018-05-23/can-we-drink-rain-researchers-take-a-look Until fairly recently, it was illegal to harvest rainwater in Colorado. Now, as in a number of other Western states, it’s seen as alternative water source… Wed, 23 May 2018 18:23:00 GMT /health/2018-05-23/can-we-drink-rain-researchers-take-a-look Rae Ellen Bichell