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[deleted] t1_j8p1yd6 wrote

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blahbleh112233 t1_j8pi8cu wrote

Yeah, though the shitty fact is that any water saved upstream is just gonna get used by CA to grow more almonds and other high water intensity cash crops

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blacknyourma t1_j8q4ifv wrote

Almonds like the food almonds?

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Acewasalwaysanoption t1_j8qbsxs wrote

California produces 80% of the world's almond produce, according to the wiki. It'a HUGE business.

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blacknyourma t1_j8qc23y wrote

I'm just being an ass because he compared golf to almonds... Almonds that can be eaten.

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MeaningSilly t1_j8qrt02 wrote

You're thinking of the Colorado river. The Great Basin (where the overwhelming majority of the state population lives) doesn't empty into the ocean. Any water saved flows into the Great Salt Lake and then evaporates. Problem is we need some water there to hold down the toxic dust so we can more easily breathe the toxic car exhaust that gets trapped in the valley.

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