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Utah and other Colorado River states call for a mediator. Could that break the stalemate?

The Salt Lake Tribune 01 May 2026
St. George • As negotiations over the Colorado River remain at a standstill, Utah and other states in the Upper Basin are asking for outside help. .
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Hoover Dam headed for trouble under Colorado River plan

Elko Daily Free Press 30 Apr 2026
Federal water managers are putting the nation's largest dam in a precarious position as they try to balance out the Colorado River system in a year of record low snowpack ... .
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Hoover Dam is headed for trouble under new emergency Colorado River plan

Elko Daily Free Press 30 Apr 2026
Federal water managers are putting the nation’s largest dam in a precarious position as they try to balance out the Colorado River system in a year of record low snowpack ... .
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States seek a ‘marriage counselor’ in Colorado River brawl. Are they too late?

Review Journal 29 Apr 2026
Any mediation must happen fast as the Trump administration closes in on a deal in the absence of state consensus ....
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How the city with the most to lose in the Colorado River crisis is trying ...

National Public Radio 29 Apr 2026
Record low winter snows mean insufficient water in the Colorado River. Here's how a city that's first in line to be cut off is handling it. (Image credit. Alex Hager) ....
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Upper Colorado River states push for mediation on water cuts

Rapid City Journal 28 Apr 2026
A mediator might be needed to break a long deadlock in how to divvy up water from the Colorado River among states, a commission says ....
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Colorado River Water Conservation District approves actions to address drought

Aspen Times 27 Apr 2026
The Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District board approved a series of drought-mitigation actions to reduce impacts to water users within its 15-county region.
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Arizona GOP pushes to protect Colorado River's limited water

Elko Daily Free Press 25 Apr 2026
(The Center Square) - Arizona Republicans are seeking to protect the Colorado River as its water supply continues to dwindle ... .
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Feds want to cut back water releases from Lake Powell in response to Colorado River drought

The Daily Sentinel 22 Apr 2026
Federal and state officials have proposed severe drought response actions, like drastically cutting water releases from Lake Powell, in face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin ... .
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Critics question feds’ plans for future of Colorado River: In years of severe drought, ‘the ...

The Daily Item 20 Apr 2026
The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River system stand at a dire crossroads ....
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Bureau of Reclamation makes preparations to keep Lake Powell afloat amid dire drought conditions in Colorado River basin

Post Independent 20 Apr 2026
With a historic drought hitting the Colorado River basin, the U.S ... The Colorado River is divided into an upper and lower basin by a 1922 compact agreement, governing the river ... in Colorado River basin.
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