“Just two days ago, CAP and the Arizona Department of Water Resources met publicly with Arizona’s key stakeholders, including water users and tribes. We discussed the benefits of an approach, which included sharing the burden of future reductions with the Upper Basin and the importance of the Colorado River Compact. We are surprised that we don’t see those elements included in the alternatives released today. We believe any future consensus alternative will need to include both and believe that all the states that benefit from the river still need to share in the solution to protect its future.”

– Brenda Burman, CAP General Manager in response to today’s announcement of alternatives to be evaluated for the post-2026 operation of the Colorado River