Even granting that:<p>&gt; Is it worth squeezing the cities when farms consume 80 percent of the water that people use in California, while they generate only 2 percent of its economic activity?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;govbeat&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;03&#x2F;agriculture-is-80-percent-of-water-use-in-california-why-arent-farmers-being-forced-to-cut-back&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;govbeat&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;03&#x2F;a...</a>