Not everyone with a stake in the future of Arizona’s access to Colorado River water feels as “cautiously optimistic” about water usage negotiations among the seven Colorado River Basin states.  The governors of six of the seven states, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, said they were cautiously optimistic that the states would reach a deal after they met in Washington D.C. last week to hash things out.  … Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, whose community relies on CAP water, shared a particularly pessimistic message about an agreement, but called for unity among Arizonans and the Lower Basin states. “The prospects for success, I think we all know, seem pretty dim at this point,” Lewis said. 

Other Colorado River negotiations news:

• The Colorado Sun (Denver): Colorado River negotiations in murky waters after historic governors gathering in DC
• KUNC (Greeley, Colo.): Optimism but no deal after governors attend ‘historic’ DC meeting about Colorado River’s future
• The Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Colorado River states ‘on a path’ to deal, within limits, Hobbs says
• Phoenix New Times (Ariz.): Arizona almost out of time to strike Colorado River deal: What to know
• Daily Independent (Glendale, Ariz.): Phoenix mayor says proposed Colorado River cuts would unfairly impact city
• FOX5/KVVU (Las Vegas, Nev.): Las Vegas water experts discuss conservation efforts amid Colorado River crisis
• The New York Times: Opinion: These four states are in denial over a looming water crisis