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Almonds use like what, 10% of CA water? How is the war on almonds going?
by molszanski 5y ago
Almonds use like what, 10% of CA water? How is the war on almonds going?
- ncmncm 5y agoWhen a billionaire owns the almond trees, blocking their water is a governor-level operation. Last I heard, a reporter said he was stealing the water for them. That ought to make it easier to get it blocked, but I bet it makes it harder, instead. Better just to drive a truckfull of thrift-store rags up to where he is tapping the canal, and feed them in one at a time.
- dehrmann 5y agoI wonder what the current water use looks like. In the last 20 years, even almonds in areas with good water situations have switched to drip irrigation. Also, those "gallon per nut" figures often ignore groundwater recharge.