State officials negotiating a new long-term operating plan for the drought-ravaged Colorado River are warning that time is running short to reach an agreement among the seven states that share the waterway. During a Tuesday meeting of the Upper Colorado River Commission — which represents the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — negotiators raised concerns that a deal must be in place by “early summer,” or they risk being excluded from necessary environmental impact assessments.

Other Colorado River news:

• KUNC (Greeley, Colo.): Colorado River states stare down the ‘looming specter’ of a Supreme Court battle
• Arizona Republic (Phoenix): At odds over water cuts, Colorado River states still seek consensus as deadline nears
• The Hill (Washington, D.C.): Colorado River negotiators express urgency, uncertainty as deadline nears
• Mohave Valley Daily News (Bullhead City, Ariz.): Proposed Laughlin Lagoon project would create one of the largest marinas on the Colorado River
• Steamboat Pilot & Today (Steamboat Springs, Colo.): Colorado Agriculture Alliance: Time to start thinking about 2025 river projects 
• La Voz (Mexicali): Former Mexican IBWC Commissioner Roberto Salomón dies