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People are complaining that Gov. Brown's water restriction plans don't extend to agriculture......

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Apr 5 '15, 22:05

So they'd rather have a lush green lawn than fresh fruits and veggies? Not to mention the export revenue.

Last time I drove up the central valley there were acres of dead and dying fruit trees. They're already having trouble getting - or paying for - sufficient water.

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agriculture is 80% of the state's water use. residential is only 15%. short showers and killing lawns is a band aid -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 5, 22:13 9
- Oh, I know, but the state economy needs agriculture. Besides.......wine!! -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 22:22 1
  - Catch 22..legalizing marijuana will generate lots of tax $$$, but will also create a lot more water usage by legal growers. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 22:28
- most of California is desert. xerascaping with cactus & rocks make a lovely yard when done right and use almost no H2O. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 22:20 6
  - There's already a state program in place, with incentives, to convert your landscaping to less water-needy plants -- (link) - con_carne Apr 5, 22:57
  - (1) that's never going to happen; and (2) even if it did that still only gets you from 15% to something slightly less than 15% -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 5, 22:22 4
    - the downside is if you have barefoot kids or dogs. romping on cactus thorns is not ....... -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 22:25
    - True, but it's a start. One of my friends in Orange has taken advantage of the offer. Of course, he still has a pool :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 22:23 2
      - we just need to look further north for new sources of water to steal. like Oregon's -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 5, 22:25 1
        
        find a cheaper ways to desalinate the Pacific will make you a fortune -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 22:29
I'm trying to find out some things. Do people have water metres in LA? What is the usage for residents in gallons/day? -- nm - Karl_S Apr 5, 22:13 5
- Here's a good place to start. I'll add that past droughts have made ordinary people pretty fair at water conservation by now -- (link) - con_carne Apr 5, 23:18 1
  - So looking at that even the lowest water users in LA at 51 Gallons/Day are still using heaps - Karl_S Apr 5, 23:54
- I have a meter that's read every two months. I use comparatively little water as I don't have a garden. - Meg Apr 5, 22:20
- it varies from area to area. the affluent ones (no surprise) overuse far more for lawns etc. than the rest of us -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 5, 22:15 1
  - California's wealthy lagging in water conservation -- (link) - con_carne Apr 5, 23:33

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