News and Spotlights

2025

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  The September 2025 briefing is hot off the presses from Western Water Assessment Intermountain West Dashboard

  October 14, 2025

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  Coyote Gulch
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  October marks the start of the new water year. Here’s what forecasters are looking out for on the Colorado River

  September 29, 2025

  News

  Aspen Public Radio, KSJD
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  September 3, 2025 Intermountain West Briefing from Western Water Assessment

  September 15, 2025

  News

  Coyote Gulch
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  Drought conditions have primed Western Colorado for a busy wildfire season, hurting air quality and economy

  July 20, 2025

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  Aspen Public Radio, Wyoming Public Media
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  A wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk

  July 12, 2025

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  Reflector
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  Wildfires can harm water quality up to eight years later, CU Boulder study finds

  July 12, 2025

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  Times-Call
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  Flash floods are Colorado's deadliest natural disaster. We asked meteorologists about them

  July 09, 2025

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  Coloradoan.
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  Wildfires Affect Water Quality for Up to 8 Years, Reveals New Study Led By CIRES Researchers

  July 01, 2025

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  knewz
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  Water Contaminant Levels Can Remain High for Eight Years After a Wildfire, Study Finds

  June 30, 2025

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  EcoWatch, Nation of Change
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  Wildfire Risk Is High Following "Bizarre" Spring Snowmelt Cycle

  June 30, 2025

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  Powder