Top state negotiators working on an agreement to guide the future of the drought-ravaged Colorado River said they don’t expect that the looming shift in control of the White House will derail the process for drafting a long-term operating plan. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory this week means there soon will be new people in top jobs at the Interior Department and the Bureau of Reclamation, which plays a decisive role in brokering an agreement and could impose its own view if participating states don’t come to a consensus. But this might be one area where the shift in administration won’t change much, negotiators said.

Other Colorado River articles:

• KUNC (Greeley, Colo.): How will a second Trump presidency shape the Colorado River?
• Newsweek: How Lake Mead’s water levels compare with historic highs