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Re:California's dry season is turning into a permanent state... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday August 15, 2021 @10:59AM (#28189284)
10% of water in California is used for urban needs, it’s more likely agriculture will get hit by water shortages first than population growth. But then again, the permitting process is already limited to an extent by available water resources, it’s part of the infrastructure needed to build.
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Re:California's dry season is turning into a permanent state... by phendrenad2 on Sunday August 15, 2021 @03:34PM (#28191748)
Re-routing water from far-away farms to metropolises will take time, so it's DEFINITELY possible that we'll see water shortages in major cities.
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Re:California's dry season is turning into a permanent state... by ip26 on Sunday August 15, 2021 @11:59AM (#28189800)
Agriculture often has the more senior water rights, so I wouldn’t be too sure.
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Re:California's dry season is turning into a permanent state... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday August 15, 2021 @12:09PM (#28189884)
Either way they can’t wring any more water from urban users. Rural users will get hit 90% faster than urban users as water becomes more scarce simply because they consume more now.
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Re:California's dry season is turning into a permanent state... by ip26 on Sunday August 15, 2021 @04:01PM (#28192005)
No- if water becomes more scarce, those with junior water rights don’t get water. The end. Those with senior rights get just as much as always. So the question is not whether you are ag or rural or muni, it’s how senior are the rights you hold?
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Re:California's dry season is turning into a permanent state... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday August 15, 2021 @06:20PM (#28193068)
The state will simply invest more to bore water down from Northern California. But that won't be enough to satisfy agricultural needs, and farmers will have no access to the water that is brought down. Heck, for urban users, even desalinization is economical, but not for agricultural users.
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