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Competing Colorado River plans show seven states can’t agree on how to manage critical water supply

“Failure is not an option” in negotiations over long-term usage cuts, federal official says

A sunken boat re-emerged during low water levels on April 12, 2023, in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
A sunken boat re-emerged during low water levels on April 12, 2023, in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Negotiators for the seven states that rely on the Colorado River for nearly every aspect of life cannot agree on how to distribute its shrinking water supplies in the coming decades. Instead, the upper and lower basins have drafted their own competing plans.

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