A group* of my Colorado River collaborators has put together what we hope can be a useful set of foundational principles as the basin states and federal leadership search for a path toward a negotiated agreement for post-2026 Colorado River management. They’re based on a number of key premises: The Colorado River Compact will remain the foundation of the river’s management, but we have to find a way past the deep disagreement between Upper and Lower basin states on what the Compact actually says.

Other Colorado River Basin news:

• Aspen Times (Colo.): Pitkin County pledges $1 million to Shoshone water rights purchase
• Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Video: Why is the Colorado River drying up? Blame supply, demand and politics
• The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.): Opinion: Colorado River: The sky is falling, again
• Colorado Politics (Denver): Federal judge tells Denver Water to share construction details with challengers of dam project
• Steamboat Pilot & Today (Colo.): Colorado snowpack at lowest point in 10 years as mixed winter season nears its end
• Yellowscene Magazine (Boulder, Colo.): The evolution of agriculture in Colorado
• KKCO (Grand Junction, Colo.): How Zebra Mussels could impact summer activities