Urban and Ag not as separable as one might think. Urban areas need to eat.
Also note the way water rights are done it would take a massive political earthquake to really change some of the underlying assumptions there.
We really should be doing both/and rather than just saying “hey ag do more because you’re a bigger part of the problem.”
Here’s a good intro to the water supply picture for the EA crowd: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/05/11/california-water-you-doing/
Urban and Ag not as separable as one might think. Urban areas need to eat.
Also note the way water rights are done it would take a massive political earthquake to really change some of the underlying assumptions there.
We really should be doing both/and rather than just saying “hey ag do more because you’re a bigger part of the problem.”
Here’s a good intro to the water supply picture for the EA crowd: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/05/11/california-water-you-doing/