Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs joined governors from Hawaii, Montana, Idaho and Utah to talk about water, energy, agriculture and healthcare at Western Governor’s Association’s winter meeting in the Phoenix area on Thursday, Nov. 20. The conference brought state leaders together less than two weeks after the seven basin states who rely on Colorado River water failed to come to an agreement on new management guidelines. … ”I’m sure I would have the exact same views as Governor Hobbs if I was a Lower Basin state,” [Utah Gov. Spencer] Cox said during the press conference. … While Cox has pushed for resolving a new agreement without federal intervention–despite the missed federal deadline–Hobbs continued campaigning in favor of it.

Other Colorado River use news:

• The Business Times (Grand Junction, Colo.): Western Slope secures Shoshone water rights in historic agreement
• MSU Denver (Colo.): Blog: Can AI help save Colorado’s rivers?