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Way I see it, there's no agriculture without water and importing water is like exporting drought. The Colorado River is already bone dry by the time it reaches the border (sorry about that, Mexico!) so what's next, pumping the Ogallala Aquifer through a pipeline? Diverting the Columbia River?
I think someone needs to look at how similar attempts to make the industry sustainable through artificial means has contributed to this situation. Why continue to insist on growing produce somewhere where there's no fresh water? Hell, I wouldn't camp overnight where there's no water.
It'll mean a period of adjustment but sometimes adjustments are necessary when what we're doing has stopped working.
Good luch diverting the Columbia River. The water sharing treaty has expired and is being renewed automatically. Obama's administration has yet to come to the table, and Washington and Oregon are begging BC to NOT implement it's best usage systems. Any discussion about diverting Columbia water to California will be hit with objection by Washington, BC, ALaska, Idaho and Oregon.
If anything, the US will be pressed to restore salmon ladders on the Columbia to restore a fishery