<story><title>California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal with Drought</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/california-imposes-first-ever-water-restrictions-to-deal-with-drought.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jstalin</author><text>We learned yesterday that 80% of water consumption in California is by agriculture[1]. Yet this executive order does nothing to reduce agriculture&amp;#x27;s use of water[2]. It only refers to use of urban water, lawns, landscaping, and cemeteries. Agricultural users just need to submit vague &amp;quot;plans.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thedailybeast.com&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;30&amp;#x2F;how-growers-gamed-california-s-drought.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thedailybeast.com&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;30&amp;#x2F;how-growers...&lt;/a&gt;
2. &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gov.ca.gov&amp;#x2F;docs&amp;#x2F;4.1.15_Executive_Order.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gov.ca.gov&amp;#x2F;docs&amp;#x2F;4.1.15_Executive_Order.pdf&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jconley</author><text>Many farmers are getting no [0] water this year and are relying on ground water to keep trees alive or not planting seasonal crops. Others get a very small fraction of their typical allotment [1]. California water rights are complicated...&lt;p&gt;[0] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sacbee.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;local&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;article11355200.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.sacbee.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;local&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;article11355200...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;hanfordsentinel.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;in_focus&amp;#x2F;california_drought&amp;#x2F;state-water-project-growers-get-percent&amp;#x2F;article_18eaa03b-36d3-52ce-a15f-5e230a991c84.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;hanfordsentinel.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;in_focus&amp;#x2F;california_drought&amp;#x2F;...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal with Drought</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/us/california-imposes-first-ever-water-restrictions-to-deal-with-drought.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jstalin</author><text>We learned yesterday that 80% of water consumption in California is by agriculture[1]. Yet this executive order does nothing to reduce agriculture&amp;#x27;s use of water[2]. It only refers to use of urban water, lawns, landscaping, and cemeteries. Agricultural users just need to submit vague &amp;quot;plans.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thedailybeast.com&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;30&amp;#x2F;how-growers-gamed-california-s-drought.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thedailybeast.com&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;30&amp;#x2F;how-growers...&lt;/a&gt;
2. &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gov.ca.gov&amp;#x2F;docs&amp;#x2F;4.1.15_Executive_Order.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gov.ca.gov&amp;#x2F;docs&amp;#x2F;4.1.15_Executive_Order.pdf&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>joshstrange</author><text>Yeah it seems pretty crazy that they are targeting the smallest sliver of water use for restrictions. I&amp;#x27;d think we would want to limit the restrictions on everyday citizens and focus on the farmers who are fewer in number and, I would assume, easier to control as a whole than every citizen in CA...</text></comment>