A senior Interior Department official who has played a key role in negotiations over the shrinking Colorado River will leave her job next month.
Tanya Trujillo, assistant secretary for water and science at the Department of the Interior, front, makes a point as U.S. Rep Diana DeGette, D-Colo., back left, and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland look on during a news conference at the offices of Denver Water, July 22, 2021, in Denver. Trujillo, a key official overseeing Colorado River negotiations, will step down from her role with the Interior Department on Monday, July 17, 2023.
Tanya Trujillo told the department of her intention to resign as assistant secretary for water and science about six weeks ago and her last day is Monday, she told The Associated Press. Trujillo, who has served in the role since June 2021, said it made sense to leave now as the Biden administration gears up for a reelection campaign.
Her departure comes as the states, cities and farmers that rely on the river are still struggling to decide how to reduce their use. In August the department will offer its annual analysis on the health of the river and announce if there will be additional cuts in the coming year. Last summer the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation called for the states to figure out how to use between 15% and 30% less in 2023. But states blew past the deadline set by federal officials, who also appeared to back off.
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