General Session: The Colorado River's Reckoning and What It Means for the Southwest

General Session: The Colorado River's Reckoning and What It Means for the Southwest

Publication date: 
10/2026
General Session The Colorado River's Reckoning and What It Means for the Southwest

Sponsored by Abraham Trading Company

The Colorado River — the water source for 40 million people across seven states — is approaching a breaking point, with Lake Mead and Lake Powell at record lows and the states that depend on the river unable to agree on how to share a shrinking supply. As the current operating agreement expires and a federal plan threatens steep cuts for Arizona, California, and Nevada, this session offers a grounded briefing on how the region got here, what's...

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