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] SRC = 2015-04-10

http://www.vox.com/2015/4/10/8379221/california-drought-water-crisis 

] SRC = 2015-04-09 /r/AMA -  

water expert ama - http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/31zu3n/im_a_water_economist_ama_on_water_shortages_in/
C= desal water cost - which means a barrel (42 gal/159L) costs about $0.13

> Nestle Pays $2.25  to Bottle and Sell a Million Litres of BC Water

(.000225 $ /l ) // .0357 barrel
159L in 42 us gallons

] photo of lake from overhead http://imgur.com/eMvouBN 

- look at the banks

] SRC = 2015-04-07

1. ] California gov defends decision to not restrict water for farmers

] SRC = 2015-04-01

1. ] california gov introduces first ever water restrictions

] SRC = 2015-03-31-NLT

1. ] How Growers Gamed California’s Drought 

] SRC = 2015-03-17-NLT

1. ] As California Drought Enters 4th Year, Conservation Efforts and Worries Increase 

] SRC = 2015-03-13-NLT

1. ] California has about one year of water left 

] ADD REFERENCE

1. ] 2014-11-16 - 60 minutes episode - water depletion - well drilling - lesley strahl reports on disturbing new evidence that groundwater is being pumped out much faster then it can be replenished.

] NOTES

- cali farmers use 80% water, farmers produce 2% of California GDP

- cali farmers produce 50+% total food for usa and exports

- + graph /r/datais - how much water each uses -

- adding thirsty crops(almond) in dry region() because yeild ($/acre) is very high

 

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DESCRIPTION: ] CREATE-article# # - California-water-shortage ] what we know

START DATE TIME: 2015-04-10 10:54:11

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END DATE TIME: 2015-04-10 11:54:11

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