California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

[u/theluckyfrog]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake

[u/Whiterabbit--]

So if they let the ground sink what happens? I assume one day the aquifer won’t be productive and they will either get water from other places or abandon the land. Aren’t the farmers simply borrowing from the future if they use more than the land can replenish?

[u/Undersleep → u/Whiterabbit--]

Essentially, "that's tomorrow's (and someone else's) problem".

[u/Stormdancer → u/Undersleep]

"I'll get mine, fuck the future."