Colorado River Talks Resume, with Focus on Stopgap Measure Amid Critical Lows

Colorado River talks resume, with focus on stopgap measure amid critical lows

Sunlight glimmers on the Colorado River near Page, Arizona, on Nov. 2, 2022. (File photo by Alex Hager/KUNC) Critical negotiations about the future of the Colorado River took a two-week hiatus last month after California and the six other states in the basin missed a key Valentine’s Day deadline for striking a deal, New Mexico’s water negotiator said Thursday. Estevan López said talks resumed March 2, and the upper and lower basin states are usi…

Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement

The reservoir behind the Glen Canyon Dam is extremely low. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water as its supply dwindles due to climate change and a period of prolonged drought. Their negotiations, which are not open to the public, missed a Feb. 14, 2026, deadline the federal government had established, after w…

Severe water cuts loom as Colorado River negotiations collapse

This week, The Press Room discusses one of the most pressing environmental issues facing southern Arizona and the greater southwest: water allocations from the Colorado River. Our panel digs into the failed negotiation between states in the Colorado River basin, the potential cuts Arizona's CAP could face and the economic fallout. Plus, we look at mining projects in the region. GUESTS: Katya Mendoza, AZPM News; Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star; Pa…

Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement — Karen Schlatter and Sharon B. Megdal (TheConversation.com)

The reservoir behind the Glen Canyon Dam is extremely low. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Karen Schlatter, Colorado State University and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water as its supply dwindles due to climate change and a period of prolonged drought. Their negotiations, which are not open to the …

A crack in Arizona’s Colorado River front

By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona leaders are anxious amid stalled Colorado River negotiations Some Republicans are splitting hairs with Gov. Katie Hobbs over what to do next One lawmaker is accusing his rural colleagues of organizing to sell out cities Arizona leaders are getting antsy as the state’s water future hangs in limbo without a negotiated deal on Colorado River sharing guidelines and without federal interve…