The Colorado River Basin states are negotiating potential cuts to water allocation. GBWN’s Kyle Roerink told the Review Journal the lack of mandatory cuts in the upper basin exemplifies the difficulty of the negotiations and signifies the need for more public discussion through the Bureau of Reclamation’s review process.
“We’re a long way from this being over. This plan, right now, is not one that considers the next 50 to 100 years on the river,” Roerink said. “This is a stopgap effort to get us through the next two years. This isn’t the beginning of the end. It’s just the end of the beginning.”