Agricultural water rate?

[seattle-relo]

The water shortage in California, and especially Southern California, is real. About 80%-90% of San Diego water comes from either the Colorado River basin or from Northern California (State Water Project). Due to the drought in the Colorado River basin San Diego had to obtain about 78% of its water from the State Water Project. However, a judicial ruling last year determined that due to impacts on the endangered Delta smelt the current pumping of water from Northern California to Southern California must be dramatically reduced, or possibly cease.

Some links on this issue:
http://www.calwatercrisis.org/problem.htm
http://voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/04/30/news/01water043007.txt

Desalination is a possibility for the future, but the cost of the treatment process is still substantially higher than other available options. It will also take time to build the plants, so expect at least five years before a plant can be designed, permitted and constructed. If desalination becomes the only option you can expect that water prices will substantially increase until that technology becomes further refined.

If water use isn’t reduced in the near term then San Diego will be forced to purchase water from other sources, such as Imperial County, that has rights to the limited supply from the Colorado River. However, San Diego will be competing with other communities in Southern California that are in the same water shortage situation. The price of water will go up, the question is by how much. What if the cost to water that grass is $400/month or more?

[peterb]

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share. Residential consumption is very small and thus does not matter much when it comes to reductions or conservation of any kind. If the state govt really gets worried, they can just quit giving these special, high consumption crops anymore deals on water.

[peterb]

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share. Residential consumption is very small and thus does not matter much when it comes to reductions or conservation of any kind. If the state govt really gets worried, they can just quit giving these special, high consumption crops anymore deals on water.

[peterb]

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share. Residential consumption is very small and thus does not matter much when it comes to reductions or conservation of any kind. If the state govt really gets worried, they can just quit giving these special, high consumption crops anymore deals on water.

[peterb]

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share. Residential consumption is very small and thus does not matter much when it comes to reductions or conservation of any kind. If the state govt really gets worried, they can just quit giving these special, high consumption crops anymore deals on water.

[peterb]

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share. Residential consumption is very small and thus does not matter much when it comes to reductions or conservation of any kind. If the state govt really gets worried, they can just quit giving these special, high consumption crops anymore deals on water.

[Eugene]

if they are not done properly there are serious health risks. The water cannot be airborne and there are a litany of safety measures to put in.

Would it be safe and healthy to sit on that grass, or eat vegetables that were watered with gray water? If not, it mostly defeats reasons to have the lawn in the first place.

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share.

Shocking if true. Why would we grow such a water-intensive crop as rice in CA?

[Eugene]

if they are not done properly there are serious health risks. The water cannot be airborne and there are a litany of safety measures to put in.

Would it be safe and healthy to sit on that grass, or eat vegetables that were watered with gray water? If not, it mostly defeats reasons to have the lawn in the first place.

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share.

Shocking if true. Why would we grow such a water-intensive crop as rice in CA?

[Eugene]

if they are not done properly there are serious health risks. The water cannot be airborne and there are a litany of safety measures to put in.

Would it be safe and healthy to sit on that grass, or eat vegetables that were watered with gray water? If not, it mostly defeats reasons to have the lawn in the first place.

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share.

Shocking if true. Why would we grow such a water-intensive crop as rice in CA?

[Eugene]

if they are not done properly there are serious health risks. The water cannot be airborne and there are a litany of safety measures to put in.

Would it be safe and healthy to sit on that grass, or eat vegetables that were watered with gray water? If not, it mostly defeats reasons to have the lawn in the first place.

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share.

Shocking if true. Why would we grow such a water-intensive crop as rice in CA?

[Eugene]

if they are not done properly there are serious health risks. The water cannot be airborne and there are a litany of safety measures to put in.

Would it be safe and healthy to sit on that grass, or eat vegetables that were watered with gray water? If not, it mostly defeats reasons to have the lawn in the first place.

Agribusiness uses over 80% of CA’s water consumption. Of that, Cotton,rice and alphalfa take the lions share.

Shocking if true. Why would we grow such a water-intensive crop as rice in CA?

[peterb]

CA govt gives away water to agribusiness

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CA govt gives away water to agribusiness

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CA govt gives away water to agribusiness

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CA govt gives away water to agribusiness

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