As a Colorado River deadline passes, reservoirs keep declining

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Feb 16, 2026, 10:30 pm119 ptsTrending
On Feb. 13, the leaders of seven states announced, one day before a Trump administration deadline, that there is still no deal to share the diminishing waters of the Colorado River. That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the river's depleted reservoirs continue to decline.

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