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This is a straw man, no one is suggesting to stop growing food on irrigated farmland but to focus on efficient irrigation and grow things more suitable for the
by s0rce 4y ago
This is a straw man, no one is suggesting to stop growing food on irrigated farmland but to focus on efficient irrigation and grow things more suitable for the limited water, see the suggestions from the SNWA
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- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoWhy do you think people live in the cities in the desert near the CA central valley?
- s0rce 4y agoI'm not sure what you mean, what cities in the desert near the central valley? Reno, Lancaster?
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoI'm not sure "cities in the desert" the GGP was meaning. Typically this means places like Phoenix, but that's not in California.
- kortilla 4y agoAll of socal is a desert. So Bakersfield, San Bernardino, etc. pulling from the Colorado river. Sacramento, Fresno, etc pulling from the Sierras. Heat has little relevance here, so LA is just as bad as PHX for residential water consumption (excluding lawns).
- JoshuaDavid 4y agoI am pretty sure Bakersfield does not pull water from the Colorado river.