r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • Jul 08 '24

Environment California imposes permanent water restrictions on cities and towns

https://www.newsweek.com/california-imposes-permanent-water-restrictions-residents-1921351
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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '24

Let me guess, no restrictions on the alfalfa crops.

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u/JMSeaTown Jul 08 '24

Or the almond farms. It takes approximately 1gal of water to grow 1 almond… I had to look that up the first time someone told me, I couldn’t believe it

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u/Emergency-Machine-55 Jul 08 '24

The average vineyard in California uses 318 gallons of water to produce a single gallon of wine through irrigation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_wine

Unfortunately, California's most profitable crops are highly water intensive. E.g. Almonds, avacodos, olives, rice, vineyards, etc.

However, their water consumption is dwarfed by that of meat and dairy production.

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u/Nathan-Stubblefield Jul 08 '24

A micro-Jesus capability.