Reply #6: if fucking agribusiness had to be as responsible for water as cities do, this wouldn't happen.

[NuttyFluffers]

there are pretty much zero restrictions, subsidies, etc. in usage and conservation in the agricultural sector. whereas civic population centers and other industries have far more stringent pressures upon them. farmers in the valley have no incentive or pressure to turn off a water valve that's wasting water straight into a creek, and they're curious why things are getting like this? when the farmers who have 60% controlling share, and who have no responsibility for their water usage, finally have to be responsible for their practices we'll see real change. otherwise, tell us something we Californians didn't know.

we have water. we also have really excellent agricultural land. we also have wasteful assholes who have no interference from governance. guess which is the problem in our situation?