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A 5-inch rainfall deficit: Can the monsoon save Colorado's summer?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (96+ words) Before this week, Colorado Springs was nearly five inches below average for rainfall this year, causing plants and trees to struggle. Meteorologist Casey Dorn explains how the current monsoon pattern is helping, but why it's only one part of a…...
Cottonwood Creek not included in current Colorado Springs' creek improvement plan; nearby residents ask why
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (389+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — As Colorado Springs gathers community input to improve its creeks environmentally and recreationally, some residents say their waterway is being left behind. The COS Creek Plan currently focuses on Fountain and Monument Creeks as they flow…...
What we know about historic floods in two southwestern Colorado communities
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1009+ words) Updated on: October 13, 2025 / 10:26 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Floods pounded two communities in southwestern Colorado over the weekend and more rain is forecast over the next two nights. New mandatory evacuations have also been ordered near Pagosa Springs ahead of forecasted…...
Some say more work is needed for Eastern Colorado Springs' waterways
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Fountain Creek Watershed District is calling for more flood mitigation and restoration along Eastern Waterways like Cottonwood and Sand Creek, but a lack of funding has put those efforts on hold. Despite visibly low water…...
Colorado Springs Utilities urges water conservation amid low snowpack
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Springs Utilities is reminding customers to be "water wise". Thanks to a historically low snowpack, CSU projects the water flowing into our system to be cut in half. This story will be updated. The post…...
Colorado Springs Utilities preparing for a "drought year"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (152+ words) Storage has to be projected below 1.5 years by April 1st for water restrictions to be put in place. An issue Colorado Springs is not dealing with right now, but should consider when it comes to water use. Storage has to be…...
Colorado Springs Utilities preparing for "drought year" following dry winter
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — In preparation of expected drought conditions, the Colorado Springs Utilities Board unanimously approved a water shortage response resolution on Wednesday. General Manager of Infrastructure and Resource Planning Abby Ortega says the approval provides Colorado Springs Utilities…...
Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves drought resolution as conditions worsen
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (822+ words) The Colorado Springs Utilities Board unanimously approved a drought response resolution Wednesday that allows the city to make operational changes to shore up its water supply amid dry and warm conditions that are expected to continue. The resolution also allows…...
Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (657+ words) Heavy autumn rains brought relief to drought-plagued portions of the Southwest, but across the Colorado River basin ongoing water supply concerns still linger amid tense policy negotiations and near record-low reservoir storage. Even after accounting for the heavy rain, 57% of…...
Colorado Springs Utilities gets update before final weeks of negotiations on Colorado River water rights
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (447+ words) With less than three weeks to go before a crucial deadline in the negotiations over Colorado River water rights, a state official told the Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors on Wednesday to hope for a broad framework. The states…...