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Las Vegas Mixx

(315 posts)
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 09:23 AM Nov 2023

Farm Family Uses More of Shared Colorado River Water Than All of Las Vegas Valley

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/farming-family-uses-more-water-than-all-of-las-vegas-valley-report/

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – One family of farmers and their large collection of agriculture businesses – in the Imperial Valley, Calif., uses more water than the entire Las Vegas Valley, according to the Investigative Reporting nonprofit ProPublica.

The report, entitled, “The 20 Farming Families Who Use More Water From the Colorado River Than Some Western States,” used satellite imagery to gather data revealing the staggering amount of water they use.


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Farm Family Uses More of Shared Colorado River Water Than All of Las Vegas Valley (Original Post) Las Vegas Mixx Nov 2023 OP
Staggering Joinfortmill Nov 2023 #1
Most of the popular grocery store produce Farmer-Rick Nov 2023 #2
Imperial Valley is a desert and they are using overhead sprinkler systems to grow alphafa for ratchiweenie Nov 2023 #3

Farmer-Rick

(11,460 posts)
2. Most of the popular grocery store produce
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 09:46 AM
Nov 2023

Is very water intensive to grow.

We could grow and eat other stuff that doesn't need as much regular, constant water. But that would require change.

ratchiweenie

(7,933 posts)
3. Imperial Valley is a desert and they are using overhead sprinkler systems to grow alphafa for
Sat Nov 11, 2023, 11:23 AM
Nov 2023

cattle feed. This is a travesty.

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