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Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people.
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Drought conditions in the Rocky Mountains could further lower water levels at Lake Powell.
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The authors of a new memo say that states need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the Colorado River going forward.
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The Lower Basin states of California, Arizona, and Nevada are asking for a fresh look at proposals for sharing the shrinking water supply and changes to Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam.
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President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act that was designed to protect water supplies for cities, farms and tribes.
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States that use the Colorado River say they don't want to go to the Supreme Court, but some are quietly preparing for litigation.
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Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act was allocated to conserve water and protect habitat, but President Trump's executive order put that spending on pause.
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A program in Utah is paying farmers to make their irrigation equipment more efficient, but researchers say it may not be saving as much water as it appears.
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Disagreement, bickering, and uncertainty defined 2024 for the Southwest's shrinking water supply.
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Money from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Trump appears poised to take away funding for those programs.