Arizona is doing its part and taking its hits to conserve the Colorado River, Gov. Katie Hobbs said, and it’s time for upstream states to do the same. The governor assembled a roundtable of water users and officials on May 13 to present what she called a unified front among the state’s interests in defending Arizona’s share of the Colorado River as time runs short for reaching a deal with other states that use the water. … Gathered at Central Arizona Project headquarters with representatives of cities, tribes, farms and hydropower interests — all reliant on the river water that flowing into the CAP’s canal — Hobbs said the state seeks a compromise. Otherwise, supplies could become subject to litigation, an outcome she said she’s preparing for in part by seeking a legal fund from legislators.

Other Colorado River Basin news:

• Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): Arizona at risk in stalemate over Colorado River cuts, officials warn​
• Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix): Water official claims alternative water necessary if Colorado River deal unfavorable
• FOX 10 (Phoenix, Ariz.): Governor Hobbs takes Colorado River helicopter tour, urging upper basin states to take water cuts
• Public News Service: More than 2 trillion gallons of Colorado River water tapped by alfalfa farms in 2024
• Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nev.): ‘Not a sign of the apocalypse’: Colorado River czars to skip out on key public meeting
• KJCT (Grand Junction, Colo.): Is the Western Slope at risk of a water supply shortage?
• Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman: News release: Hageman’s bill to protect the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund passes House of Representatives