Optimism but No Deal After ‘Historic’ D.C. Meeting About Colorado River’s Future

Governors and negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states, including California, met behind closed doors for about two hours in Washington on Friday to talk with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about the dwindling waterway’s future.

After they left the meeting, governors were quick to issue statements praising the gathering as “productive” and “meaningful,” but no deal among the states was announced by Monday afternoon.