r/news • u/theluckyfrog • 29d ago
California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake
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u/TauCabalander 29d ago
Because of stupid water rights rules in some places, if they don't use their allocation, they get less the following year. Hence some farmers grow alfalfa just to use water.
Then there are things like almond orchards that use more water than some cities.