Some environmental groups are expressing their disappointment that the seven Colorado River Basin states failed this week to reach a consensus on reductions in reliance on the 1,450-mile long river.

In response to the news that the seven Colorado River states have not met the Bureau of Reclamation’s deadline to reach agreement on a post-2026 operating framework for the river, conservation and sportsmen groups such as American Rivers, Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Trout Unlimited and Western Resource Advocates released the following joint statement:

“After more than two years of negotiation, we are deeply disappointed that the basin states have not been able to reach consensus yet on a framework t

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