Colorado River states meet Friday in DC with federal deadline looming, litigation threat growing

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 1,286

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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The governors of six of the seven of the Colorado River Basin states plan to meet Friday in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to break a stalemate in Colorado River water negotiations.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has invited all of the governors and their negotiators to meet in the nation’s capital as states approach a federal deadline to reach a voluntary agreement to replace river operating guidelines that will expire at the end of …

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