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> California and the other Mexico-bordering states have so much ag in the middle of the desert because... ... the arable land is flat, sunny, cheap and the gov
by anonAndOn 5y ago
> California and the other Mexico-bordering states have so much ag in the middle of the desert because...
... the arable land is flat, sunny, cheap and the government allocated more than all of the Colorado River flow[0] into irrigation systems for them. [1][2]
[0]https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45546 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45546
[1]https://www.iid.com/water/water-transportation-system/colorado-river-facilities/all-american-canal https://www.iid.com/water/water-transportation-system/colora...
[2]https://www.cap-az.com/about-us/background https://www.cap-az.com/about-us/background