Tribal and federal officials met for historic talks on the future of the Colorado River Basin last week in Las Vegas at the Colorado River Water Users Association, or CRWUA, annual conference. Their focus: the Post-2026 operation guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
The “Sovereign to Sovereign Dialogue,” a first-of-its-kind panel held on Friday during CRWUA’s 75th meeting included discussions between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton and three tribal leaders among the Ten Tribes Partnership.
More than 40 million residents living in the Southwest and Mexico rely on the Colorado River for food, water and energy, including 30 tribal communities who lay claim to a fourth of its supply...