The multi-state agreements managing the Colorado River for decades now have officially expired. When the clock struck midnight on October 1, the agreements ended. In their absence, the Trump administration is now managing the water for more than 40 million people across the American West until the states can get a deal together. … Water will still flow to Utah and other states along the Colorado River (a portion from the Colorado River system is pumped into the Wasatch Front through the Central Utah Project for drinking water needs). But there will be noticeable changes. For example, FOX 13’s sister-station KTNV reported on Thursday that Nevada will begin taking reductions in how much water it gets from the river over the next two years.

Other Colorado River management news:

• The Guardian: The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?
• Lake Powell Chronicle (Miami, Ariz.): Engineering the arid West: Tightening the system — conveyance, aging pipes, and rural monitoring
• Your Wyoming Link (Casper, Wyo.): A senior water right cannot push water downstream
• Your Wyoming Link (Casper, Wyo.): The water saved for Lake Mead can return as dust