California plan would pay farmers to grow less to save water

Water is transient. It never disappears. The idea of “saving” it is just dumb.

Paying billions to re-route it for a “unique habitat” at the expense of human food is just evil.

SACRAMENTO, Calif — California would pay farmers not to plant thousands of acres of land as part of a $2.9 billion plan announced Tuesday aimed at letting more water flow through the state’s major rivers and streams to help restore the unique habitat in one of North America’s largest estuaries.

The agreement, signed Tuesday between state and federal officials and some of California’s biggest water agencies, would result in about 35,000 acres of rice fields left unused — or about 6% of the state’s normal crop each year, according to the California Rice Commission.

We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!

The result, combined with other measures, would be up to an extra 824,000 acre feet (1 billion cubic meters) of water each year flowing through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. One acre foot of water is more than 325,000 gallons, which is usually enough to supply two average households for one year.

www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/california-plan-would-pay-farmers-to-grow-less-to-save-water-california-rice-commission/103-273e1b94-af42-4e7f-a213-cc31418794df

AC

Views:

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.