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Federal government drastically cuts water deliveries to California cities, farms
SF Gate ^ | May 26, 2021 | by Amy Graff

Posted on 05/27/2021 4:32:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

In a drastic move signaling California's looming drought crisis, federal water managers announced Wednesday they're cutting water allocations to farms and cities again.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which supplies water in California through the Central Valley Project, said it expects to cut its delivery to the urban areas it serves by more than half, allocating 25% of the contracted amount rather than the 55% that was announced earlier.

Water districts in the San Francisco Bay Area that have contracts with the Central Valley Project and are affected by the cut.

The federal government also announced that their water allocations to farm-irrigation districts in the Central Valley will be reduced to zero. In February, the bureau allocated farmers 5% of their contract supply.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: agriculture; california; democrats; farming; farms; food; onepartystate; socialism; water
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1 posted on 05/27/2021 4:32:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Who is John Galt?


2 posted on 05/27/2021 4:33:32 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The floggings will continue until the morale improves.


3 posted on 05/27/2021 4:34:57 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (Liberals aren’t.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Would love to see Victor Davis Hanson’s take on this. He was raised in the Central Valley, still owns and operates the family farm there, and knows the political history on all this.


4 posted on 05/27/2021 4:36:52 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh boy, if you thought a trip to the grocery was expensive up until now, just wait...


5 posted on 05/27/2021 4:38:00 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Infrastructure means building worthless high speed rail, but not upgrading water supplies in a region that has seen huge population growth (much of it illegal from Latin America) in the past three decades.


6 posted on 05/27/2021 4:39:04 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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7 posted on 05/27/2021 4:39:39 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Federal government BIDEN drastically cuts water deliveries to California cities

What a bastard!

8 posted on 05/27/2021 4:47:09 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Unlike Epstein, George Floyd DID kill himself)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Zerobama did this too.


9 posted on 05/27/2021 4:48:28 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In this case I guess the rain doesn’t fall on the just and unjust.


10 posted on 05/27/2021 4:49:13 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: HighSierra5

Thank God I’m on private wells. The aquifer didn’t even drop during the drought of 90. But this one is worse I think. We’ll probably have flooding next year. Although I feel that Byedone is a curse on everything.


11 posted on 05/27/2021 4:53:35 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If only there was a way to turn all that ocean water into fresh water????

https://www.aquatechtrade.com/news/desalination/worlds-largest-desalination-plants/

Yes I know there are a few plants in California but they are very small and limited because of environmental issues.


12 posted on 05/27/2021 4:55:23 AM PDT by Trinity5
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

California is going to send most of their water to help the Delta Smelt.


13 posted on 05/27/2021 4:57:01 AM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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"Federal government drastically cuts water deliveries to California cities, farms"

Following commands from his ChiCom master, TraitorJoe proceeds with efforts to destroy a large segment of the U.S. food production, and thus TraitorJoe and his kakistocracy continue to give more aid and comfort to the enemy of the United States.

14 posted on 05/27/2021 4:58:42 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Soviet Union also used water as a control mechanism over the people: Behave or no water for you.


15 posted on 05/27/2021 5:09:50 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I wonder, if Newsom’s recall was cancelled would that water flow again?
16 posted on 05/27/2021 5:10:52 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Redleg Duke

The man from the Federal Government said…you folks really want to recall Governor Nephew?


17 posted on 05/27/2021 5:33:59 AM PDT by bigfootbob
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

EXACTLY HOW does one go about ‘upgrading the water supplies’???

We are dependent on snow melt & rain.


18 posted on 05/27/2021 5:40:58 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Thunder90

Same story for many, many years.


19 posted on 05/27/2021 5:41:52 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: ClearCase_guy

There is something massively disturbing about a Federal Government that thinks it controls the air and the water.

None of this is in the Constitution. A belief in God, is.

It’s too late to find out who John Galt is. If you don’t know, already, just pay your taxes and enjoy the ride.


20 posted on 05/27/2021 5:43:03 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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