Posted on 02/27/2018 7:29:46 PM PST by artichokegrower
The Bay Area should embrace the state’s call Tuesday to make permanent water-wasting rules that were in effect during the last drought. It’s the responsible thing for urban water users to do when the Sierra Nevada snowpack stands at only 20 percent of normal.
But farmers should be required to do their part, too.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Yes I think the all wise California government should step in an dictate what and how farmers should grow.
Do these idiots ever think things through?
good grief!
Bet if California kicked out all of their illegal aliens they would have plenty of water left for US citizens.
Not only is being a lefty a MENTAL DISEASE, it also means that they all have extremely low IQs!
To cut their water usage, perhaps the farmers should only be allowed to grow enough food for their own families. That should solve the problem. (Absolutely clueless environmentalists deserve to starve.)
Well, I remember back in the ‘70s not flushing the toilet while they grew rice in the desert.
“Yes I think the all wise California government should step in an dictate what and how farmers should grow. “
Simple to solve.
Allow the rights owners to sell the water on the open market to the highest bidder.
Farmers can then choose which crops they wish to grow based on the market price of water. They can even lock in supplies for 10 years at a time because the senior rights owners can sell as they please.
And the Big Valley will shift from peaches, grapes, walnuts and almonds...to olives. And the north valley can still produce rice.
But the other side of the Pacheco pass? I don’t know what you guys will do. Is there even any water over there?
“Bet if California kicked out all of their illegal aliens they would have plenty of water left for US citizens.”
There’s certain proof you didn’t read the article before spouting off.
80% of CA water is used for agriculture. In the richest, most productive agricultural state in the union.
They have no understanding of the law of unintended consequences.
Okay, you got me. In this case I didn't. Still, I have always figured if California would have a bit more water if they go rid of millions of illegal aliens.
Can Five Year Plans be far behind?
It’s OK, I read it for you.
Illegals have nothing to do with it.
Urban, sustainable peeps need to pay to get their potable water from the Pacific.
Blow up Hetch Hetchy, et al., and let the rivers run free, except for agricultural irrigation.
What is really incomprehensible is that Moonbeam would have actually assured himself of a positive legacy for actually, once in his life, doing something that benefited the people of California. Too bad, I guess Brown just couldn't fight his nature.
The government of California has abdicated their responsibility to perform any of the functions for which they collect gobs of taxes-
roads? crappy....water storage? no increase in storage for dozens of years, they punish homeowners who try to keep their landscape barely alive, A water bond was passed in 2014 for $7B but it’s only for environmental projects - not water storage.....electricity? they encourage home owners to invest in and create their own electricity rather than ensuring copious amounts of cheap, plentiful electricity on an existing widespread electrical grid is sufficient....clean/safe cities? nope they’re sanctuaries for homeless drug addicts who harass families and they crap/piss wherever they like. Now they call the high cost of living a “weather tax”.
Whenever I complain, my liberal family says “well, if you don’t like it, why don’t you just leave???”
Exactly what we’re planning to do. California is chasing away high income, tax paying citizens who have worked for years to improve their schools, neighborhoods, communities...I will never look back.
Meh. With today's technology, sky-farms are going to put CA farmers out of business in the near future.
whatsa sky farm?
How many millions of acres can we put into production?
So... if they need so much water, then GLOBAL WARMING should be a good thing. It would melt the glaciers and provide plenty of fresh water.
The California way of dealing with water shortages: (1) rationing supply to favored groups, rather than allowing markets to allocate it to those who can put the water to its most needed and productive uses; and (2) banning any supply side solutions, such as dams, reservoirs, and pipelines.
It's like a high-rise apartment complex, but for plants.
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