California and some tribes along the river want to protect their high-priority rights to the water. On the other side are six states, including Arizona — who say it’s time to come up with an approach that more fairly shares the river.
, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico — who say it’s time to come up with an approach that more fairly shares the river.
"The snow is great. It’s a godsend. But we’re in the midst of a 23-year drought," Beaudreau said. He said states, Native American tribes and other water users recognized that it would be in no one’s interest to stall talks because of the winter’s healthy snowpack — which stands at 160% of the median in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
is whether states should account for the vast amount of water lost along the Colorado River basin to evaporation and leaky infrastructure as it flows through the region’s behemoth dams and waterways. The Quechan tribe along the Arizona-California border also opposes that plan because of its priority water rights.
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