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Aguanomics blog: Big ag sells to big urban

Posted by: Maven on July 30, 2010 at 7:04 am

From the Aguanomics blog:

“I’ve been participating in an email discussion about Westland’s plan to sell 50-100,000 acre feet of water to Metropolitan Water District (Spreck broke the news; this article gives more background).

This ag-to-urban, central-to-southern California sale upsets enviros.Why?

1. WWD has been making A HUGE FUSS about how it needs MORE water. How is it possible now that they can be selling water? (Short answer is that WWD has to sell it, to avoid losing it from storage; the long answer is that WWD will eventually sell ALL of its water to SoCal urban buyers. No, it’s NOT about the workers, food or community. It’s about MONEY.)
2. MWD’s water has driven SoCal sprawl, and more water means more lawns at MWD and more sprawl into new housing developments.

I am not so upset about these “business facts.” I have no problem of water going from willing sellers to willing buyers, for beneficial use. … “

However, the Aguanomics blog has some problems with the transfer. Find out what they are by clicking here.

July 30, 2010 · Filed Under Transfers

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