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'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer [View all]

https://www.alternet.org/trump-california-water/

President Donald Trump recently ordered the release of massive amounts of water from two California dams, and now local farmers are scrambling to preserve precious freshwater resources needed for dry summer months.

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However, water managers in Tulare County told Bakersfield, California-based news site SJV Water — which covers water issues in the San Joaquin Valley – that there are multiple physical and legal barriers that prevent the valley's water from getting to Southern California. SJV Water reported that the water would have to be "pumped at great expense" across the valley to the California Aqueduct, where it would still need to travel hundreds of miles to make it to the Los Angeles area.

“Every drop belongs to someone,” Kaweah River Watermaster Victor Hernandez told SJV Water. “The reservoir may belong to the federal government, but the water is ours. If someone’s playing political games with this water, it’s wrong.”

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"A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent," Vink said. "This decision was clearly made by someone with no understanding of the system or the impacts that come from knee-jerk political actions."

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'Very dangerous': Trump dumps billions of gallons of water farmers were counting on for summer [View all] no_hypocrisy Feb 1 OP

Most of these farmers probably voted for Trump. Irish_Dem Feb 1 #1

Absolutely, and it will be the liberal 'tree huggers' and smelt that did it. travelingthrulife Feb 1 #41

Hillary's emails in the pizza parlor did it. Irish_Dem Feb 1 #48

To whom you can say with evidence... Grins Feb 1 #55

Famine and food shortages Blue Full Moon Feb 1 #2

And not enough water come summer Attilatheblond Feb 1 #13

Redistribution of Wealth, possibly to foreign powers delisen Feb 1 #29

I suspect that is what Trump and Musk are doing. Blue Full Moon Feb 1 #39

I called it... 2naSalit Feb 1 #36

Correct Blue Full Moon Feb 1 #40

G.O.P. is forcing farmers out of business with this Stupid Stunt BoRaGard Feb 1 #3

Immigration round up as well............... Lovie777 Feb 1 #6

Won't make eggs cheaper. But big Money bros can buy more farms & further consolidate factory food. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 1 #9

Yep. It's all about taking ALL the resources and land Attilatheblond Feb 1 #14

Don't remember who said it- I think maybe it was Alliepoo Feb 1 #16

The Orange Addickt wants to control the flow of Spice. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 1 #19

He and Musk love their spice... too much. ananda Feb 1 #26

They voted for him so this is what they want travelingthrulife Feb 1 #42

Not just this one. Tariffs last time killed trade with China NickB79 Feb 1 #50

This is a big deal. jeffreyi Feb 1 #4

Before this, the issue was the theft of California water to transfer to no_hypocrisy Feb 1 #5

shithole's revenge................ Lovie777 Feb 1 #7

It's a criminal big deal. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 1 #8

Water is a third rail issue in the west Strelnikov_ Feb 1 #54

Trump screwed over farmers in his first administration... perdita9 Feb 1 #10

In his first term kkmarie Feb 1 #25

TSF is unfit and unqualified. Not only that he doesn't consult with the domain specific iluvtennis Feb 1 #11

Remember when Notre Dame was burning and Trump insisted they just needed to dump water on it? Lonestarblue Feb 1 #12

Did he do this on purpose to fuck with California? Or to screw with Newsom? IcyPeas Feb 1 #15

Absolutely. Order will be traceable to cabinet level lackey (acting) who may or may not fall on own sword. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 1 #18

He's screwing his own people. paleotn Feb 1 #23

Those are not mutually exclusive. PunkinPi Feb 1 #33

It's a flippant grandstanding inconsiderate stupid decision underpants Feb 1 #35

All of the above. He also wants to act like a hero to the farmers. They will suck it travelingthrulife Feb 1 #44

He did it to own the libs Diraven Feb 1 #52

So long fresh fruits and vegetables. Guess there's no one to pick them anyway. Vinca Feb 1 #17

The dairy farmers in that area will take a hit too. hunter Feb 1 #32

That's what... 2naSalit Feb 1 #38

Soon there will be lots of former federal workers to pick those fruits and vegetables. travelingthrulife Feb 1 #45

He obviously likes seeing people suffer and die. twodogsbarking Feb 1 #20

Red farmers lost their water. Awwww. paleotn Feb 1 #21

But it will be Newsome's fault. travelingthrulife Feb 1 #46

Not hardly. paleotn Feb 1 #61

His grudge against California is incredibly stupid and dangerous and this is just an assault on the people of CA LymphocyteLover Feb 1 #22

It's an assault on all of us since we get so much food AllyCat Feb 1 #28

It was pure spite orangecrush Feb 1 #24

He had to find a faucet to turn on since everyone ragged him about that stupidity. travelingthrulife Feb 1 #47

"a complete lack of understanding of how the system works" Danascot Feb 1 #27

No common sense, no understanding how things actually work TommieMommy Feb 1 #30

Brilliant! I suppose this could help push the price of Mike 03 Feb 1 #31

isn't this akin to a terrorist attack on one of our states? This is civil war shit LymphocyteLover Feb 1 #34

trmp knows more about water than anybody.... spanone Feb 1 #37

I posted on the DU Gardening Forum in November about re-planning my gardens post-election NickB79 Feb 1 #43

Sounds gorgeous, but you really have to have large gardens to actually survive on them. travelingthrulife Feb 1 #49

Indeed. I'm under no illusion I can go off-grid NickB79 Feb 1 #53

No crops means no need for migrant workers whopis01 Feb 1 #51

"Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown" DBoon Feb 1 #56

So, they won't have water for their crops, or workers to tend and harvest them. patphil Feb 1 #57

Update: Officials have backed off on the largest release Qutzupalotl Feb 1 #58

I think we should EndlessWire Feb 1 #59

What a colossal A-hole republicon to do that to the farmers BoRaGard Feb 1 #60

Folks elected a bombastic clown who doesn't know what he's doing Hitorque Feb 1 #62