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is about the negotiations to keep a hugely important source of California’s water, the Colorado River, from drying up. In Part 2, how growing up in a desert farming region shaped the way JB Hamby, California’s 28-year old lead negotiator, thinks about water — and how his perspective has changed after a year of working on the river.The Colorado River provides about 30% of SoCal’s drinking water.
As climate change and overuse shrink the river, it threatens California’s access to the water. Without that water, food prices would jump, farms towns would become ghost towns, and cities would be forced to ration water.High-stakes talks are currently underway between the seven states that use Colorado River water. Each has a lead negotiator. Their goal? Keep the river from dropping so low that no water would pass through the big dams — meaning no water for California.
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