Top California negotiator on federal proposal to manage Colorado River water

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Henry Larson, Michael Levitt

Published August 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM EDT

Western states have long disputed how to split the Colorado River's water. JB Hamby, California's top negotiator, weighs in on the new federal proposal to manage the resource.

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