California adopted an emergency water conservation regulation | The Paradigm Shift Channel ⏳

California adopted an emergency water conservation regulation to “ensure more aggressive conservation by local water agencies across the state”. Commercial, industrial and institutional properties cannot water their turf with few exceptions. Major water reservoirs have been largely used with capacities well below their historical averages. The most intense week of drought in the past 22 years was in late July 2014.

"Exchange contract" is pitting California farmers against each other. This legal agreement never mattered much during wet years, but during droughts it allows a small group of Central Valley farmers to claim enormous amounts of water while their neighbors make deep cuts. Officially, water rights in the U.S. operate on a principle of seniority.