California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal with Drought
We learned yesterday that 80% of water consumption in California is by agriculture[1]. Yet this executive order does nothing to reduce agriculture's use of water[2]. It only refers to use of urban water, lawns, landscaping, and cemeteries. Agricultural users just need to submit vague "plans."1. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/30/how-growers...
2. http://gov.ca.gov/docs/4.1.15_Executive_Order.pdf