Talks between the seven Colorado River states have resumed, focusing on an emergency stopgap measure. Instead of agreeing on a traditional 20-year deal for the Colorado River, the states are focusing on a short-term plan as they face the basin's worst snow season in two decades. However, officials are not ready to agree despite federal pressure. The Interior Department has previously suggested it could reduce Nevada’s allocation of the river to 140,000 acre-feet, less than half of its 300,000-acre-foot share. A new deal must be in place before the start of the next water year in October, whether the states come to an agreement or the Trump administration imposes one upon them. The state's governor-appointed negotiator, John Entsminger, stated that if Lake Mead falls below 1,000 feet, the Interior secretary will explore ways to increase that significantly.