Land barons seized control of the Tulare Lake Basin and its water generations ago and have since managed it with minimal government interference. But in this year's historic storms, the decisions made about where water flowed left clear winners and losers - and raised troubling questions about just how much power the legacy farming clans wield.
In an era of climate change, the stakes in this agricultural heartland are sky-high: When water is overwhelming - or desperately scarce - who will suffer and who will thrive? And who gets to decide?
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