Part of the problem in the U.S. is farmers switching over to corn for ethanol rather than more water-friendly crops like wheat and soy beans. Corn is a HUGE user of water.
Even lots of environmentalists are now against corn ethanol.
“Corn is a huge user of water.”
A lot of people forget that most of the agriculture west of about central Nebraska is dependent on irrigation, and a lot of that comes out of the aquifers, not from rivers.
“Part of the problem in the U.S. is farmers switching over to corn for ethanol”
“Subsidize failure and you get more failure”
Aaaaaaah Government!!!