LOVELAND — Colorado’s commissioner on the Upper Colorado River Commission has dug in. She will insist upon equity — the guiding principle of the 1922 Colorado River Compact — in negotiations with the lower basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada.
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For months, seven states that rely on the Colorado River Basin for water have been trying to come to an agreement on how to cut usage to thwart a growing water crisis in the West.
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Panelists speaking to a large group of water professionals and community members gathered for the 2022 Yampa Basin Rendezvous in Steamboat Springs this week say water managers must think and plan for the “worst-case scenario.”.