Nevada water leaders still aren’t pleased about the federal government’s framework of cuts to water from the Colorado River, but they say that suing other states to maximize their water rights remains an absolute last resort.
“Our first, second and third choice is negotiation and cooperation,” John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Nevada’s lead negotiator on river rights, said during an annual water conservation summit hosted by Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
But he emphasized that Nevada has a right to fight.
“At the end of the day, we have to protect our legal interests,” Entsminger said.
