Water managers throughout the West were supposed to finish drought contingency plans for the Colorado River by the end of the year. And even with months of time and energy spent on the process, they're likely going to miss the deadline. But why? Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have the story.

[photo: A panel at the Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference in Las Vegas discuss progress in the creation of Drought Contingency Plans on December 13, 2018. Luke Runyon/KUNC]