None of the seven Colorado River states is happy with the Trump administration’s plans to divvy up the river as it faces its driest conditions in decades, but Nevada may have its own solution. Breaking from its longstanding pact with its Lower Basin neighbors, Nevada has proposed its own short-term plan to stabilize Lake Powell and Lake Mead levels that are expected to plunge over the next two years. … “Nevada is willing to step out on our own and propose a pragmatic, two-year operating plan that we hope all six other states will adopt,” [Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager John] Entsminger said. … In Nevada’s proposal, officials say that beyond 2028, hydrological conditions are bad enough that states must re-evaluate how to operate the Colorado River system every six months.

Other Colorado River news:

• KUNC (Greeley, Colo.): States blast feds playbook of potential Colorado River options
• KOLD (Tucson, Ariz.): Colorado River allocation debate could pose a massive impact for Arizona farmers
• Moab Sun News (Utah): Grand County could get a seat at the Colorado River table as compact deadline looms
• FOX5 (Las Vegas): Colorado River water negotiations: States reveal priorities in letters to federal agency
• The Desert Review (Brawley, Calif.): IID: Post-2026 Colorado River Operations must comply with the Law of the River