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CALIFORNIA
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KEY PLAYERS
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are aiming to reduce water usage by 30% per person
- Governor of California Gavin Newsom called on residents to voluntarily cut water usage by 15%
- State Department of Water measures the reservoirs which are at 77% capacity
- There is animosity between groups, environmentalists say almond and cattle farmers use too much water, and farmers say environmentalists are too restrictive
- Others blame golf courses and overwatered lawns
- Economists blame water companies for not pricing the water correctly
Farmers are relying on pumping groundwater to support their crops, leading to record lows in resources
Farms account for 80% of water usage, cities are the other 20%
- Almond farmers are 11% of this as almonds are very water intensive to grow and consumption is flying up
- Residential residents are using double the global average water per day
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