Top water officials from the seven Colorado River Basin states will return to the negotiating table next week, reportedly in sequestered fashion, to try to make headway over how to cut water use. Starting Monday, the negotiators will meet for four days in Salt Lake City, sources said, and two people familiar with the long-stalled talks say attendance will be sharply or at least unusually limited. Federal officials are convening the seven-state meeting after a missed deadline in November in the long stalemate over how to deal with the oversubscribed, dwindling river. The U.S. Interior Department, which typically runs the negotiating sessions, has told the states it wants an agreement among them by Feb. 14.

Other Colorado River Basin news:

• KTNV (Las Vegas, Nev.): Why the Las Vegas water supply might be more secure than you think
• Arizona Republic (Phoenix): Opinion: Overuse of Colorado River threatens $3.8T economy, numerous jobs
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