Lake Mead, Lake Powell. Which one?

[ASGuy]

@LSLGuy

And agree of course with the overall consensus that the lake draining sequence is simply rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. If we desire to stay afloat, we shut down CA & AZ extractive agriculture. They either dry-land farm or go fallow forever.

And even after that we need to start ratioing the right to move into the area. The total population of the water-deprived areas must be managed.

I agree with both of these as well. The sooner the water agencies start restricting agricultural uses the better. But it will be a tough road. In the meantime, Lake Powell must die.

[DrDeth]

@What_Exit

Stop water intensive farming in parts of California that rely on out of state water.

Stop watering grass in Southern California. If grass won’t survive without watering find a more appropriate ground cover.

The first is a great idea. Ag uses 80 of water in CA.

The second is so very minor. One estimate holds it as 3.5% of total water use.

@silenus

Outlaw commercial farming of almonds and rice in California.

Yes.

@Die_Capacitrix

Stop subsidizing poor farming choices and start charging water according to its rarity.

Right.

@LSLGuy

If we desire to stay afloat, we shut down CA & AZ extractive agriculture. They either dry-land farm or go fallow forever.

No need to go to that extreme.

If Ag simply cuts water usage by a piddling 12%, that equals all the water used by residential. CA has enough water, if we don’t waste it on exporting cheap almonds, etc.