I’m heading to to DIA for an early flight to Las Vegas for the Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference. Follow @CRWUAwater on Twitter for live updates. Coyote Gulch posts may be infrequent until Saturday when I’ll start catching up.

Here’s what John Fleck has to say about the conference:

Colorado River managers will be converging on Las Vegas this week for the annual meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association with uncertainty over their tortuously negotiated Drought Contingency Plan hanging in the smokey casino air of Caesar’s Palace. The basic structure of the deal has been done for a year (the basics of the deal are here). The catch has always been in the details of how each state would internally manage shortfalls. Phoenix municipal water agency staff will be briefing their city council staff this week, and their agenda report provides a nice description of Arizona’s approach. Indian users and farmers in Pinal County will be paid to reduce their use, leaving water in Lake Mead.

I’ll be at CRWUA, speaking on a panel on communicating about drought – Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. Come say “hi”!