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‘We Stand on the Brink of System Failure’: Feds up Pressure for States to Reach Deal on the Future of the Colorado River

COLORADO, UNITED STATES, JUN 25 – The administration backs the Mojave Groundwater Bank to address drought-driven water shortages as Colorado River flows decline nearly 36% below average, officials said.

  • This week, the Interior Department’s acting assistant secretary for water and science, Scott Cameron, said the Trump administration is willing to supply funding to advance negotiations, amid record-low reservoirs.
  • Negotiations between the Upper Basin and Lower Basin states have remained deadlocked for over a year, with drought and the Nov. 11 deadline compounding the crisis.
  • Releases would use a percentage of a three-year rolling average, marking a supply-driven concept shift for a drier 21st century.
  • Scott Cameron warned, that approval by Congress and state legislatures is needed, and the Bureau of Reclamation will act if no seven-state deal is reached.
  • The draft environmental impact statement will be published in December, with a final decision scheduled for June 2026, and states must submit plans by Feb. 14, 2026.
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‘We stand on the brink of system failure’: Feds up pressure for states to reach deal on the future of the Colorado River

The Salt Lake Tribune reports seven states must agree on sharing Colorado River water by 2026 due to dwindling supplies and impending shortages.

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dailyclimate.org broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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