Meet the 27-year-old 'water buffalo' negotiating California's claim to the evaporating Colorado River

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A photo of John Brooks Hamby walking with other people.
John Brooks Hamby is in charge of California's negotiations to the Colorado River.

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A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, according to a new report

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An aerial photo taken of the Colorado river.
The Colorado River flows into Lake Mead.

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