There’s around a year left for the seven states utilizing Colorado River water to finalize new rules on how to manage it, but the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Colby Pellegrino said Thursday morning that negotiations were in a difficult spot.

“I don’t think there’s anyone at the negotiating table that disagrees over the magnitude of the problem,” said Pellegrino, SNWA’s deputy general manager of resources.

“What’s challenging is how can we all move forward together with a really complex set of laws … and ensure the viability of the 40 million people that rely on the Colorado River,” she continued, adding that there was some consensus among fellow Lower Basin states.

Despite the hard deadline of October 2026, President Donald Trump’s administration has indicated that states must reac

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