While our lawns are dying and farmers are plowing under their crops, the San Francisco and coastal communities continue to plunder the reservoir in Yosemite with no restrictions attached.
A recent UC Davis study projected the costs of the California water crisis this year. The researchers found:
· In response, farmers will fallow 542,000 acres of land.
· The crisis will cost the California economy $2.74 billion this year, with the loss of 21,000 jobs.
The study finds that California agriculture is faring better than many predicted.
Some areas are suffering much more than others, however. As the researchers previously
noted, “The impacts are concentrated mostly in the San Joaquin Valley.”
For decades, elites in the Bay Area, which is a primary support base for many radical environmental groups, have
successfully fought
to divert huge amounts of Delta water from Central Valley families and
communities to environmental causes.
Meanwhile, the Bay Area’s own water supply is not subject to these
diversions. San Francisco and other coastal communities enjoy an
uninterrupted water supply piped in across the state from the Hetch
Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park. As Valley farmers
fallow their dried up land, take a look at Hetch Hetchy – these photos
were sent to my office by a Valley farmer who visited Yosemite last
month:
It’s quite amazing how much water the Bay Area has
kept for itself by exempting Hetch Hetchy from the punishing water
regulations it has foisted on the Central Valley.
Let’s see if we can draw the Bay Area’s attention. If you have pictures of Hetch Hetchy
brimming with water, please post them on your social media accounts with the hashtag #HetchHetchyHypocrites.
Sincerely,
Devin Nunes
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
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