Water conservation results, offices turning into apartments, Colorado’s only active volcano

With the state in the grip of a severe drought, people have been asked to majorly cut back their water use. Now that we’re well into the summer, the utilities in Denver and Aurora are starting to get a sense of whether they’ve answered the call. Then, the opening of a new office-to-apartments conversion in the Denver Tech Center shows why repurposing an old building for new purposes is far from easy. Plus, we visit the state’s only “active” volcano to learn a bit about Colorado’s geologic history.Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita on the troubles plaguing IMAX film screenings of ‘The Odyssey’ in Colorado. Denverite’s Sandy Battulga reports on how Denver and Aurora water users are doing with conservation.  CPR’s Sarah Mulholland reports on the opening of one of Colorado’s first post-pandemic office-to-apartments conversion projects. CPR’s Tegan Wendland on visiting Colorado’s only active volcano.Intrigued by Arlo's story of the Paricutín? Find out more about it here. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.