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Ok why can’t the farmers just sell the water to the cities then or have a city buy some farmland with water rights?
by cameldrv 5y ago
Ok why can’t the farmers just sell the water to the cities then or have a city buy some farmland with water rights?
- s1artibartfast 5y agoThey can, The problem is that the cities and state refuses to buy the water rights. They want eminent domain without the cost. There are several court cases about this right now.
- nradov 5y agoThey can. That is already common in farming areas where we have the infrastructure to move water. https://modernfarmer.com/2015/03/california-farmers-are-selling-water-to-the-state-instead-of-growing-crops/ https://modernfarmer.com/2015/03/california-farmers-are-sell...
- jeffbee 5y agoAnd the other thing also happens. When LADWP bought up all the land with water rights along the Owens River people acted like it was the crime of the century.