Water Supply
Story
From Time Magazine - Friday, May 25, 2012
Coalition
response... The author should be
complimented for one observation in this opinion piece: his question about what
changes in water availability and water use could mean for our ability to feed
ourselves. Beyond that, there are numerous errors and misconceptions that
could leave the reader with a false impression about food production in
California.
First off, he says he driving
through the "northern reaches of California's Central Valley...and sees
fruit and vegetable production to the left and right of Highway 101."
Highway 101 doesn't run through the Central Valley. That was the Salinas
Valley. Or he wasn't on Highway 101. Second, he discusses that
"sprawling network" is fed, in part, by the Colorado River.
Also incorrect. No Colorado River water irrigates the Salinas Valley.
Or the Central Valley for that matter either.
Later he claims that Lake Mead,
on the Colorado River, was "barely half full at the end of April."
Also incorrect. The lake level on April 30 was 1,124 feet (above sea
level) compared to a maximum level of 1,229 feet, according to the Bureau of
Reclamation, which manages Lake Mead. In comparison, the lowest level of
the lake was when it was filling in 1935 was an elevation of 701 feet above sea
level; 423 feet lower than it was on April 30 of this year when it was down 105
feet from its maximum capacity.
The author's criticisms of
groundwater overdraft in the Central Valley were not accompanied by any
explanation that environmental restrictions on surface supplies have
exacerbated the problem of groundwater overdraft. And his claim that
farms routinely waste water ignore the fact that farmers in the Central Valley
have invested more than $2 billion in upgraded irrigation systems on 1.8
million acres since 2003. Farm production in California almost doubled
between 1967 and 2000 using essentially the same amount of water, in part due
to increases in water use efficiency.
Understanding how farmers use
water to produce safe, affordable and locally grown food takes more than a
drive through the Central (or Salinas) Valley. Readers are encouraged to
seek facts about farm production from reputable sources.
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