NEWS REPORT
KJZZ: October 1 Colorado River transition and implementing negotiations
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Alex Hager report published October 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM MST. Explains water-year versus calendar-year operations and reports ongoing Lower Basin implementing-agreement negotiations.
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Reviewed October 8, 2026. Attribute negotiating status and Buschatzke’s expectations to the October 1 reporting. His optimism about board action is a prediction, not evidence of executed agreements. A possible Arizona legislative special session is not a confirmed scheduled event.
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