Lombardo, Colorado River Governors Meet with Interior Secretary as Deadline Approaches

Colorado River states appear far from deal — even after governors meet in D.C.

The states that rely on Lake Mead and Lake Powell met with Trump administration officials, including Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, to discuss roadblocks to a deal.

Lombardo, Colorado River governors meet with Interior Secretary as deadline approaches

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo and Southern Nevada's top water official were in Washington, D.C., on Friday as a Feb. 14 federal deadline nears for an agreement between seven states that depend on Colorado River water.

Colorado River governors express cautious optimism after ‘historic’ DC meeting

The sun rises over Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on July 10, 2025, in Page, Arizona. Lake Powell, a critical Colorado River reservoir, is only at a third of its capacity as drought conditions in the Southwest worsen. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)With the deadline to reach a water usage agreement looming, leaders from the seven Colorado River Basin states expressed cautious optimism that their “historic” meeting in W…

Colorado River states meet Friday in DC with federal deadline looming, litigation threat growing

Water levels at Lake Mead, Nevada, photographed from the Hoover Dam on Oct. 26, 2022, are at 26% of the reservoir’s capacity, which is visible from the change in color of the lake’s walls. (Photo by Jacob Fischler/States Newsroom/)The governors of six of the seven of the Colorado River Basin states plan to meet Friday in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to break a stalemate in Colorado River water negotiations.  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has…