In a new report, a group of nonprofit environmental organizations are calling for a change in mindset for Colorado River managers.

The Great Basin Water Network, Sierra Club, Living Rivers, Utah Rivers Council, Save the Colorado and the Glen Canyon Institute released a report this week with what they say are nine common-sense recommendations to avoid conflict and prepare for a drier future. In it, they implore representatives from the seven states that use water from the drought-plagued Colorado River to consider these approaches for stabilizing the system as they negotiate how shortages should be shared in the future.

“I think moving forward, what I would want is the public at large asking better questions of state officials and federal officials, and talking about how we are going to m

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