Hard questions about groundwater mining in Colorado’s Republican River Basin

Hard questions about groundwater mining in Colorado’s Republican River Basin

During winter, water is pumped from wells north of Wray for delivery into the North Fork of the Republican at the Nebraska state line. (Allen Best/Big Pivots)This story is the first part of a four-part series about three groundwater basins in Colorado. It was originally published by Big Pivots. The story was commissioned by Water Education Colorado and a version of it appears in the summer 2025 issue of Headwaters magazine. To understand the pre…