Monday Top of the Scroll: ‘Very undesirable’: Interior could decide Colorado River’s future
With state negotiators in the Colorado River Basin still at odds ahead of a key deadline, the Trump administration could soon be tasked with deciding where to cut water use across the West and appears to be weighing options like draining reservoirs or curbing senior water rights. … Without a deal, the Interior Department and its Bureau of Reclamation have threatened to step in to wield federal authority — a largely untested power — and potentially tap reservoirs in the Upper Basin and reduce flows to the Lower Basin.
Other Colorado River Basin news:
- John Fleck at Inkstain: Blog: California’s 2025 use of Colorado River water is on track to be the lowest since 1949
- KTNV (Las Vegas, Nev.): October Water Supply: Reservoir levels remain steady as drought conditions improve
- State Affairs: Interstate water war over Colorado River headed for federal intervention
- Queen Creek Tribune (Tempe, Ariz.): Queen Creek mulling $240 million water purchase
- Politico: Opinion: The water war Trump hasn’t blown up
