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re: The U.S.'s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, is literally drying up (pictures)
Posted on 5/19/22 at 10:50 am to Lynxrufus2012
Posted on 5/19/22 at 10:50 am to Lynxrufus2012
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Meade could fill up but that would break water rights laws
Lots of posters are blaming "too many people" but it's actually California agriculture that is the problem. For instance, California is the world's largest producer of almonds. It takes a gallon of water to produce a single almond. I love them and have a 3lb bag in my desk as I type, but they are incredibly inefficient and wasteful to grow.
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Posted on 5/19/22 at 10:53 am to EasterEgg
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Lots of posters are blaming "too many people" but it's actually California agriculture that is the problem.
Do the agriculture needs not continue to grow because of the growing population?
If there weren’t 40 million people needing drinking water in the middle of deserts, there would be plenty for agriculture.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 11:57 am to EasterEgg
Domestic household water use we plan for 160 gallons per person per day. That is drinking water, flushing the john, showers, washing clothes, water the lawn. Everything. Actual is about 100 gallons per day on average. California has tried to knock this down to 48 GPD but uses a lot of gray water for lawns etc. 39.35 million people live in California.
Agriculture has always been big. The number of farms hasn't increased it has decreased as urbanization spreads. 3.4 million acres have been lost to urbanization. cropland loss
Too many people.
Agriculture has always been big. The number of farms hasn't increased it has decreased as urbanization spreads. 3.4 million acres have been lost to urbanization. cropland loss
Too many people.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 7:30 pm to EasterEgg
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Lots of posters are blaming "too many people" but it's actually California agriculture that is the problem.
I don’t think you want to live in a world where we aren’t producing what we can. Water storage, environmental policies, decreased rainfall/snowpack & increasing numbers of people all play their roles in the water problems we have. Growers are always striving to run their operations more efficiently and that includes irrigation techniques.
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