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In the negotiations over new agreements managing the Colorado River , the people involved in the high-stakes talks describe things as moving 'slowly.'The Colorado River Water Users Association's annual meetings got underway here on Wednesday, with leaders from seven states, tribes, the federal government and the country of Mexico hoping to hammer out a deal before the current management agreements expire in 2026.
At its meeting on Wednesday, California officials touted some significant conservation efforts — users in that state have conserved enough to raise Nevada's Lake Mead upstream by 16 feet.'We do feel like we are putting a lot on the table,' said Neuwerth. 'We’re going to be asking a lot of people and farmers across the basin. Our push is we need to see a similar effort across the Basin. It can’t just be us doing a majority of the work.
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