California Friends

[muffntuf]

Well, here is the article from yesterdays Los Angeles Ag. Board:

Announcement causes water worries to escalate: For the first time in its existence, the federal Central Valley Project may provide no water for farms and ranches. The Friday announcement said there would be no irrigation water if it remains dry, but even with large precipitation amounts in March and April, farmers would get only 10 percent of their allocations. Also, state water project recipients will receive 15 percent of allocations. Economists project this will result in the loss of 80-thousand jobs and a loss of $2.2 billion to local economies. Some farmers and ranchers may also lose their property because of the inability to produce income.

Who does this effect out west?

From another forum: Farmers who have hay available is strongly urging area people who need hay to buy up for a year out.

 

[LowriseMinis]

Well, crud. We're not on ag water, but I'll be keeping an ear open.

 

[mininik]

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[Tango]

A huge portion of all that water is pumped over the Tehachapi Mountains and into Los Angeles.

 

[crponies]

And then what will everyone eat? Do people not realize a huge amount of produce comes from California's Central Valley? Maybe those people in LA will just have to do with some tight water rationing. I know one of the counties around here is tightening down on things like swimming pools, watering lawns, etc. It only seems fair that any place drawing water from this area would do the same thing.