The seven Colorado River states have only a few weeks left to submit a comprehensive plan for water management going forward. A new study by UCLA researchers should further inform the negotiations as they enter the late stages.
The states continue to discuss a framework for cooperation over the river’s precious water supply when the current deal expires at the end of 2026.
Conflicts between the upper basin states — Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico — and those in the lower basin — Nevada, California and Arizona — have slowed progress. There has also…
