Editor’s note: The article incorrectly included Battlement Mesa in these water restrictions and has been corrected. The town of Parachute has moved from Stage 1 drought restrictions to Stage 2 for all ...

In July, the Parachute Town Council adopted a Water Restriction and Conservation Program to help the town respond quickly and responsibly to changing water conditions. The new program allows the town ...

Water rockets are plenty of fun, but they can be even more fun if you go wild with the engineering. [The Q] is one such experimenter, who built a dual-thrust water rocket that even has a parachute for ...

PARACHUTE, Colo. ” Spring has arrived, and the town of Parachute will turn on its irrigation water April 15. But some area residents fear the water is unsafe to use since learning about four separate ...

PARACHUTE, Colo. – Area residents, concerned about the discovery of extremely high levels of the toxic compound benzene 10 feet from the banks of Parachute Creek, are calling on state officials to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... State environmental overseers on Friday said diesel range organics detected in Parachute Creek near a hydrocarbon spill has reached gates to a town water ...

The school district serving the Parachute and Battlement Mesa areas plans to begin using irrigation water from Parachute Creek after receiving assurances from state officials that doing so won't ...

DENVER (AP) - The underground flow of an oil-like substance near a creek in western Colorado has slowed, and officials say they are confident local water sources are not at risk. But much remains ...

The Clifton Water District said Tuesday it has been monitoring the benzene contamination in Parachute Creek, but tests of the Colorado River continue to show no evidence of the carcinogen. A leak of ...

PARACHUTE – Area residents, concerned about the discovery of extremely high levels of the toxic compound benzene 10 feet from the banks of Parachute Creek, are calling on state officials to take over ...