The governors of the seven states that depend on Colorado River water are meeting in Washington, D.C.

The states are under the gun to come up with a plan to use less water. The Colorado River provides water from Denver to Los Angeles and has been under stress after years of drought. The meetings in Washington will be led by the Interior Department. The affected states have been meeting regularly for the past several years but have failed to reach an agreement on cuts to water allocations to the separate states. The federal government has given the states until February 14 to agree or the Department of Interior will make the decision.