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  2. Water in California - Wikipedia

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    Other common crop water use, if using all irrigated water: fruits and nuts with 34% of water use and 45% of revenue, field crops with 14% of water and 4% of revenue, pasture forage with 11% of water use and 1% of revenue, rice with 8% of water use and 2% of revenue (despite its lack of water, California grows nearly 5 billion pounds (2.3 ...

  3. Why was a major reservoir empty when L.A. fires broke out? - AOL

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    Winds gusting over 100 miles per hour prevented air support from helping to douse the flames with other water sources. "We had a tremendous demand on our system in the Palisades.

  4. Southern California Coastal water resource subregion

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    Southern California Coastal water resource subregion (HUC 1807) is one of 10 hydrologic subregions within the California water resource region and is one of 222 water resource subregions in the United States hydrologic unit system. The Southern California coastal subregion, sometimes called the South Coast Hydrologic Subregion, is a second ...

  5. Sites Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The Sites Reservoir was proposed in the 1950s. [2] California had serious droughts in 1977-1978, 2006–2010, and 2011–2017, raising concern about water insecurity. [3] The project is intended to improve reliability of supply during drought conditions.

  6. Lawsuit says critical water source sat dry for months before ...

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    The suit follows other legal actions in connection with the California wildfires, which have been linked to the deaths of at least two dozen people and have burned tens of thousands of acres ...

  7. Column: California's water usage was built on a historic lie ...

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    The prospect has led to pressure from the federal government on water agencies in California and the six other basin states to drastically cut back on water use. So far, however, no agreements on ...

  8. Central Valley Project - Wikipedia

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    The California Water Plan is the state's official water policy with the latest version completed in 2013; Water in California Summarizes the history and details of the state's water policy issues. California's Irrigation district's 92 public self-governing subdivisions [613] of the State that purchase water from the CVP; Central Valley Ag - CVA

  9. Here is why California can’t use ocean water to help fight ...

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    Sea water, in theory, could be used to help a fire. But, its salty components can do more harm than good, which is why firefighters typically avoid using it unless absolutely necessary.