… When seven state negotiators took to the stage for the annual Colorado River Water Users Association conference, they didn’t have much progress to report about how the river’s main reservoirs will be managed once the current operational rules end in fall 2026. Instead, for the second time this week, many of them used their time to highlight the same concerns they’ve shared for years. With the clock ticking down, federal officials started to ratchet up the pressure. … If the states agree, then federal officials have said they will use the states’ proposal to manage the Colorado River’s water supply.

Other Colorado River negotiations news:

• The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah): ‘The time to act is now’: Colorado River states still clashing as feds pressure them to reach a deal
• FOX13 (Salt Lake City, Utah): No deal, but states agree to keep talking over Colorado River
• Aspen Journalism (Colo.): States repeat talking points with little progress on deal as Colorado River crisis deepens
• AP News: Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement
• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Colorado River states still at odds as feds turn up pressure for deal
• Politico: The fight over the Colorado River has become a political nightmare
• Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nev.): Bickering Colorado River states ‘going nowhere’ with days left for deal