WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11982) on Feb. 18, 2025, natural resources policy specialist Charles V. Stern. Here are excerpts: * * * Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Basin waters are governed by multiple documents, known collectively as the Law of the River. The Colorado River Compact of 1922 est  more