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Nevada and Arizona have long felt theyre unfairly forced to bear the brunt of water cuts, and distrust Californias efforts.

The documents span the June-to-August window the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation gave states to reach consensus on water cuts for a system that supplies 40 million people annually — or have the federal government force them.

Emails obtained by The Associated Press depict a desire to reach a consensus but persistent disagreement over how much each of the seven basin states could or should give. Ultimately, the mid-August deadline came and went with no deal.

Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline all combined to thwart a voluntary deal last summer on how to drastically cut water use from the parched Colorado River

Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal governments retreat from a threatened deadline all combined to thwart a voluntary deal last summer on how to drastically cut water use from

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/ap-exclusive-emails-reveal-tensions-in-colorado-river-talks/"></div>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government’s retreat from a threatened deadline stymied a deal last summer on how to drastically reduce water use from the parched Colorado River, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. The documents span the June-to-August window the...

Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline stymied a deal last summer on how to drastically reduce water use from the parched Colorado River.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline stymied a deal last

Emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal embattled communication between water officials in California and Arizona.

The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions.