“A 20-year deal is the platinum award, and we’re ready to settle for the bronze medal.”

Colby Pellegrino, deputy general manager of resources at the Southern Nevada Water Authority, as the seven states that rely on the Colorado River struggle to reach consensus on how to share dwindling water supplies. With a federal deadline approaching and talks at a stalemate, Pellegrino said a long-term, 20-year agreement is increasingly unrealistic, making a short-term, five-year framework the most likely path forward as governors prepare for negotiations with the Trump administration. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)