Colorado River water negotiations are ongoing as the basin states now face a Feb. 14 deadline to submit a final agreement to the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation. At the Western Governors Association winter meeting in Paradise Valley, Gov. Katie Hobbs accused the upper basin states of running out the clock by not putting proposals on the table as the previous Nov. 11 deadline passed without a deal. … In the meantime, Hobbs said she will continue to fight for the water Arizona needs. … “Our users will not accept a deal where we are waiving our rights to the water that the upper basin owes us,” Hobbs said.

Other Colorado River news:

• Fountain Hills Independent (Ariz.): Opinion: Arizona living on borrowed time with the Colorado River
• The Salt Lake Tribune: Cartoon: Colorado River Compact