/thirst-gap Thirst Gap en-US Copyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 15 May 2023 12:16:00 GMT /thirstgap/2023-05-15/first-in-time Tribes in the southwest hold significant rights to the Colorado River鈥檚 water. But they鈥檝e been left out of nearly every major agreement to manage the river. Leaders across the region are debating how to use less water amid the region鈥檚 warming climate. Tribes say they never got the chance to use their water in the first place, and that everyone in the river basin should plan for a future where they do. Mon, 15 May 2023 12:16:00 GMT /thirstgap/2023-05-15/first-in-time /thirstgap/2023-05-08/a-crackdown-in-sin-city Las Vegas is known as a city of excess. But not when it comes to water. The desert metropolis relies on the Colorado River to keep its iconic casinos bustling. The short supply has caused city leaders to enforce some of the tightest water conservation measures in the West. Green lawns are enemy number one. Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /thirstgap/2023-05-08/a-crackdown-in-sin-city /thirstgap/2023-04-17/wishing-up-a-river The Colorado River鈥檚 current crisis traces its roots back to 1922. That鈥檚 when leaders from the rapidly-growing southwestern states that rely on the river traveled to a swanky Santa Fe mountain retreat to divvy up the river鈥檚 water. Growing populations in some of the West鈥檚 burgeoning cities and sprawling farmlands, and the anxieties tied to that growth, pushed leaders to the negotiating table. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:34:26 GMT /thirstgap/2023-04-17/wishing-up-a-river Luke Runyon