Friday Top of the Scroll: Colorado River states at risk of not reaching deal by March deadline
The seven Colorado River states face a quickly approaching deadline to present a unified plan for how to manage the drying river that provides water for 40 million people across the West. But major disagreements remain ahead of next month’s target — and the Upper Basin states, including Colorado, say they may submit their own proposal to the federal government instead. … The Upper Basin states are creating their own proposal to present to federal officials in case a seven-state consensus is not reached in time, according to the basin’s statement.
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