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The underlying problem is that what you pay for water in California differs by many orders of magnitude depending on historical accident, and many almond farmer
by BurningFrog 4y ago
The underlying problem is that what you pay for water in California differs by many orders of magnitude depending on historical accident, and many almond farmers pay next to nothing.
A reform with a unifor water price would solve most of California's water issues. But I don't foresee that happening.
- mikeg8 4y agoI’m a little confused by this comment. Agriculture, including the almond growers, only pay for the cost to permit, construct, and maintain a well, as well as electricity for the pump which is almost negligible. Municipalities may have a water provider with a per gallon price. And finally, a very small few rely on rain water collection. Having a “uniform water price” would never be possible, and even if it was, I am very skeptical it would “solve most of California’s water issues”.
- BurningFrog 4y agoGround water usage is a separate problem, but I'm confident (without looking it up) that surface water (rivers & reservoirs) is the dominating source of farming water.