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KamaAina

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11. "He is pushing to divert more of the state’s scarce water to parched growers"

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 11:15 PM

Sep 2015

Um, why doesn't someone push to divert more of the state’s scarce water from unparched growers to parched growers?? Exhibit A: The water district that serves two counties and controls one-third of the entire Sacramento River flow, based on water rights that date back to the 19th century!!

http://www.gcid.net/GCIDBackground.html

Not surprisingly, these are the two counties that grow most of our rice. Rice is among the thirstiest of crops.

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