One study found that 88 percent of water in 17 Western states was used by agriculture. Only 7 percent was consumed by homes. Alfalfa fields single-handedly drank up almost three times as much as all households. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/opinion/water-shortage-west.html
Opinion | When One Almond Gulps 3.2 Gallons of Water

If we don’t allocate water more sensibly in the West, Mother Nature will do it for us. And that will be ugly.

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@bruno_j_navarro just back from Arizona
Florence to Parker, alfalfa and dairy dominate
Frustrating, crap water policy and Dept of Ag incentives running amok