Phoenix-area cities say they want answers about plans for a pool of water that’s stored underground as a backup during dry times on the Colorado River. City leaders say the Arizona Water Banking Authority is keeping them in the dark about how they might share that water, making it hard for cities to plan for a dryer future. The Water Bank is holding a special meeting Tuesday morning to address some of those questions. The Water Bank was created in 1996 to store excess Colorado River water underground. … Now, the Colorado River is dry enough to cause shortages, and cities say the Water Bank isn’t telling them how much water they can expect to get back.

Other Colorado River management news:

• FOX13 (Salt Lake City): Colorado River governors say they’re not at a ‘stalemate’ as clock ticks down
• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix): The Colorado River continues to shrink. Hear who’s most affected
• KJZZ (Phoenix): Colorado River Indian Tribes shares and learns at summit on Indigenous water protections
• KJZZ (Phoenix): Phoenix approves water share program to help Arizona weather Colorado River shortages
• NBC12 (Phoenix): Cave Creek residents asked to reduce water usage until reservoirs replenish
• Straight Arrow News: What happens when the water dries up? Much of the American West is close to finding out
• The Colorado Sun: Opinion: When it comes to sharing the Colorado River, Lower Basin states must step up and make hard decisions
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Opinion: The Colorado River is not the problem — the ledger is
• Arizona Department of Water Resources: Video: Lower Basin plan implementation informational sessions and stakeholder engagement