Fleming: USBR really wanted to develop guidelines based on consensus, hasn't happened. The Upper Basin due to the operation of the priority system, and what Mother Nature provided, has had to live within its means. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Fleming: In the 2007 Interim Guidelines the water in #LakeMead had a significant influence on releases from #LakePowell. Unfortunately this came back to haunt the Upper Basin. Unfortunately the Lower Basin treated the storage in Powell as a spigot. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Fleming: Combined storage. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Fleming: the 1968 Act: www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g1... #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Fleming: On July 27th USBR issued its final EIS, August 21st Final Record of Decision and two year operating guidelines for 2027 and , 2028. 2 days later Nevada filed a lawsuit. Slide starts in when #LakePowell started filling. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Next up: "We are Here: Colorado River Operations and Interstate Negotiations" -- Peter Fleming. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: How do we get all the large transmountain diverters on board to develop programs to add water to the #ColoradoRiver Basin? The state legislature needs to step up. #crd2026 #COriver #aridification

Mueller: We've refused to recognize the hydrological trends of the past 25 years. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: We have to recognize that stationarity is dead (past hydrology). We have to stop thinking that a Super El Niño will fill every bucket in the #ColoradoRiver Basin. #crd2026 #COriver #aridification

Mueller: What's downstream for West Slope water? #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: What we've learned from this year. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: I want to talk a bit about Shoshone, the water right that is so critical to the West Slope. In water court we were opposed (instream flow right) by 4 of the biggest transmountain diverters. CWCB voted 8-0 to approve. #crd2026 #ColordoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: We weren't able to deploy resources to the North Fork Valley, same for the White River. On the #GunnisonRiver there is a train wreck happening to the Aspinall Unit. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: I learned about collaboration as a young lawyer from water users, they shared in tough times, they didn't call each other out. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Mueller: This year's superlatives, hottest March, lowest streamflow, etc. But I want to highlight the collaborative efforts from this year. Working with each other is how we get through the tough times. #crd2026 #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification

Next up Andy Mueller General Manager of the #ColoradoRiver District. I want to focus on the future and make sure we incorporate what we've learned this year and apply it. #crd2026 #COriver #aridification

Schumacher: What have we learned? #crd2026

Schumacher: On top of all this #Colorado is warming. #Runoff is earlier, #snowpack has declined. #crd2026

Schumacher: What are we looking at going forward. Super El Niño has set up in the eastern Pacific. Fraphic has green in areas that are wetter by season. #Colorado #snowpack is not well correlated with El Niño or La Niña. We want the next snow season to cool and wet! #crd2026

Schumacher: Precipitation has showed up somewhat since July 1, 2026. #crd2026