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1. Cotton, alfalfa, and beef ... crops that should *NOT* be grown from CO river water.

Sun Aug 16, 2015, 10:29 AM

Aug 2015

Irrigation in CA is so heavily subsidized that growers have paid as little as 10% of the actual cost of water. Where's the incentive to use less ??

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Arizona Cotton: The Nexus Of Drought, Money, Water, Law And Unintended Consequences [View all] hatrack Aug 2015 OP

Stupid outdated water laws require one to use it or lose it too. nt truebluegreen Aug 2015 #5

kick, kick, kick.... daleanime Aug 2015 #3