Colorado River deal is ‘tenuous’ just two months before federal deadline, negotiator says

Colorado River deal is ‘tenuous’ just two months before federal deadline, negotiator says

The likelihood of Western states reaching a consensus on a plan for the future of the Colorado River is dimming as time runs out for the negotiators tasked with dividing up the shrinking river relied upon by 40 million people.

#ColoradoRiver negotiations will reach an impasse if #Colorado won’t face cuts — Tom Buschatzke #COriver #aridification

Colorado River “Beginnings”. Photo: Brent Gardner-Smith/Aspen Journalism From email from the Arizona Department of Water Resources (Doug Maceachern): September 2, 2025 It’s time to set the record straight regarding the negotiations among Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado regarding the post-2026 Colorado River operations. Amid the backdrop of prolonged drought and declining flows of the Colorado River, the seven…