The water situation in CA, at least southern CA, dates back to the 20's, when all sorts of crooked deals were made, resulting in certain farmers getting a huge portion of the water diverted from Colorado River. The movie "Chinatown" is based on this. The farmers out there waste so much water! They just have open canals that flood the fields. If they used systems that didn't waste so much, there would be plenty for everyone (but we would probably be paying a lot more for all the CA grown produce)
The water situation in CA, at least southern CA, dates back to the 20's, when all sorts of crooked deals were made, resulting in certain farmers getting a huge portion of the water diverted from Colorado River. The movie "Chinatown" is based on this. The farmers out there waste so much water! They just have open canals that flood the fields. If they used systems that didn't waste so much, there would be plenty for everyone (but we would probably be paying a lot more for all the CA grown produce)