(OPINION) The Mayor’s Minute with Patrick Collins (11/13/26)

Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins writes about attending a Wyoming Select Water Committee meeting and hearing updates on the Colorado River system, stormwater drainage and water use by data centers. State Engineer Brandon Gebhart and Attorney General’s water section supervisor Chris Brown discussed tensions between Upper and Lower Basin states amid a two-decade drought that has depleted Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Negotiations are needed to replace the expired 1922 water compact.