GOVERNMENT RECORD
Reclamation, final Record of Decision
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Opening decision-framework discussion. Official decision index: https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/post2026/
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Opening decision-framework discussion. Official decision index: https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/post2026/
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- Interior issues Colorado River decision framework and 2027–2028 guidelines
Interior announces the federal decision, including an annual 1.25-million-acre-foot Lower Basin reduction for 2027 and 2028. The state split remains tied to implementing agreements. The broader decision framework covers 2027–2036.
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- Bureau of Reclamation
Federal agency publishing Colorado River operating guidelines, entitlement lists, project descriptions and water-accounting records.
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