Sunday, October 23, 2005
THE CALIFORNIA WATER WARS / WATER FLOWING TO FARMS, NOT FISH / Environmentalists lose leverage as agribusiness locks in cheap, plentiful supplies
Farmers who get federal water are generally charged a fraction of the free-market rate.
Westlands, for example, pays as little as $31 an acre foot for its federal water, while the Marin Municipal Water District pays about $500 an acre foot for water from the Russian River, and Southern California cities pay $200 an acre foot and up for state project water.
Westlands, for example, pays as little as $31 an acre foot for its federal water, while the Marin Municipal Water District pays about $500 an acre foot for water from the Russian River, and Southern California cities pay $200 an acre foot and up for state project water.
