Post-2026 Guidelines

Post-2026 Guidelines

PRESS RELEASE: Lower Basin states advance plan to deliver up to 3.2 million acre-feet through 2028 to Protect Colorado River

Guest Contributor

May 2, 2026

Proposal adds up to a million-acre-feet of conservation on top of the 1.25 million-acre-feet annual Lower Basin reductions proposed earlier...

UC BOULDER: Rethinking how the United States and Mexico share the Colorado River

University of Colorado at Boulder

March 31, 2026

From the University of Boulder, Getches-Wilkinson Center By Eric Kuhn, Anne Castle, Carlos de la Parra, John Fleck, Jack Schmidt, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara With the...

CRONKITE NEWS: Federal plan to divide drought-stricken Colorado River water brings flood of pushback

March 26, 2026

by Natalie Ogami, Cronkite News The Bureau of Reclamation has been flooded with comments on its plan for dividing the...

ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona hires high-powered law firm, setting the stage for a legal battle over Colorado River water

March 24, 2026

by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Arizona is preparing for a legal battle over its rights to Colorado River water. Following...

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

The Conversation

March 21, 2026

From The Conversation: By Karen Schlatter, Colorado State University and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona The seven U.S. states...

STATEMENT: California submits comments on Colorado River EIR, reiterates commitment to collaborative, durable solutions that equitably distribute risk and protect the river

Colorado River Board of California

March 3, 2026

From JB Hamby, Colorado River Commissioner, State of California Today, California submitted comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for...

GRIST: The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.

February 27, 2026

The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River crisis fails to force deal from states

Aspen Journalism

February 21, 2026

Dry conditions and federal deadlines not working like in the past By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The Colorado River crisis...

SPECIAL EDITION: Colorado River update: Department of Interior moving forward after no consensus among the seven basin states

Colorado River Daily Digest

February 14, 2026

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] State officials and water managers from the seven states relying on the Colorado River have yet again failed to...

PRESS RELEASE: Interior Department moves forward on guidelines for Colorado River absent full state consensus

Guest Contributor

February 14, 2026

From the Department of the Interior: The Department of the Interior is moving forward with the Post-2026 NEPA process to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: No deal on Colorado River operations means federal takeover imminent

Courthouse News Service

February 14, 2026

The seven states in the river basin had until Saturday to reach consensus. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A...

ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona blasts Upper Basin states for refusing cuts as Colorado River talks fail

February 14, 2026

Lower Basin received “one consistent message” of refusal from Upper Basin states By Jim Small, Arizona Mirror A last-ditch meeting...

NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River states miss deadline, compromise nowhere in sight

February 14, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and six other Colorado River states have failed to resolve a major disagreement on...

UTAH NEWS DISPATCH: Colorado River negotiations crumble as another deadline passes by

February 14, 2026

Lower Basin states blame the Upper Basin for not making concessions. ‘Utah is ready to make a deal,’ governor says...

MET ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Drought, disagreements, and deadlines: The fight for Colorado River’s future

February 11, 2026

The federal government has given the basin states until February 14 to reach a consensus solution that will serve as...

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