Negotiations between the seven states that share the Colorado River have stalled ahead of a March target date for new operating plans for the waterway. Officials are divided over which states should absorb the brunt of the cuts due to ongoing drought. The states, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to submit separate plans to the Biden administration. This puts the Interior Department in a difficult position as it prepares to update its long-term operating plan for the river, which expires in 2026.

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