Arizona blasts Upper Basin states for refusing cuts as Colorado River talks fail

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 1,176

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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A last-ditch meeting two weeks ago aimed at building the foundation for a Colorado River water usage agreement failed, and the seven states that have rights to the river’s dwindling water supplies won’t hit a Saturday deadline to hammer out a deal.

Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke, the state’s chief negotiator, sharply criticized the four states in what is known as the Upper Basin — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming …

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