I know the focus of this article was on the Dam and water sources, but I’m still kinda surprised the Grist writer just passively described the farmer’s 300 acres is used for alfalfa (and oats), which is itself responsible for the majority of water use in the west. It’s deeply unsustainable, and I would’ve thought it appropriate to at least point it out in the article, but c’est la vie.
I know the focus of this article was on the Dam and water sources, but I’m still kinda surprised the Grist writer just passively described the farmer’s 300 acres is used for alfalfa (and oats), which is itself responsible for the majority of water use in the west. It’s deeply unsustainable, and I would’ve thought it appropriate to at least point it out in the article, but c’est la vie.
That’s really interesting. I hadn’t heard that before