Guest commentary: For the first time in this drought-stricken century, a new price for water in the West has been set – and it’s 25 times higher than what farmers have paid for the last 75 years. 📝: Grayson Zulauf
In the Westlands Water District of central California, taxpayers subsidize farms at $2,200 per acre. For California farmers who receive water from the Central Valley Project, taxpayers contributeWith the price signal of water now reset to $521 per acre-foot, the math for water users will change, starting with agriculture.
By contrast, the farmer could make $3,126 from the federal government for growing nothing and avoiding the water consumption altogether.Although the agreement only runs through 2026, water price signals are here to stay. And the price of water – or the value ofwater use – will only increase.
The price of a water credit is now set, with the avoided consumption of one acre-foot of water worth $521. Over the next decade, similarly, water-intensive industries will reexamine the water liability of their businesses. For every use of water, they will have to consider what will happen if the price of water doubles, triples or more. For every drop of water used, they will have to weigh whether it is worth using it at all.
Once improved, desalination could be a better drought solution for California than water reuse or more sustainable groundwater management.
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