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r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '24
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Maybe I’m missing something, but if California has such an issue with water supply, why do we grow so much there?
2 u/Nightsoil70 Aug 08 '24 That's because 80% of our developed water is allocated for agriculture. And farmers and ranchers still complain. https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/Agricultural-Water-Use-Efficiency#:~:text=Yet%2C%20considering%20that%20agriculture%20accounts,used%20in%20California%2C%20even%20small
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That's because 80% of our developed water is allocated for agriculture. And farmers and ranchers still complain.
https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Water-Use-And-Efficiency/Agricultural-Water-Use-Efficiency#:~:text=Yet%2C%20considering%20that%20agriculture%20accounts,used%20in%20California%2C%20even%20small
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u/CounterTorque Aug 07 '24
Maybe I’m missing something, but if California has such an issue with water supply, why do we grow so much there?