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“At the peak of California production in 1985, Kern
County producers needed roughly four-and-a-half barrels of
water to produce a single barrel of oil.
“Today, that ratio has jumped to almost eight barrels of
water per barrel of oil. This use has been sanctioned despite
the three-year drought that has ravaged the valley, causing
reductions in the water delivered by the State and Central
Valley projects canals. Not only are farmers generally short
of water, dozens of small poor agricultural hamlets —
including Alpaugh, Seville, East Orosi and Kettleman City
— have been forced to tap groundwater. And that
groundwater is often contaminated with agricultural
pollutants, including arsenic and nitrates.” — Oil and
Water Don’t Mix with California Agriculture . . .
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