American Water: Why is it Shipped Overseas?
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In today’s episode, we’re exploring how water from the Colorado River finds its way to countries like China and Saudi Arabia. This is concerning, as major reservoirs, such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are already grappling with decreased water levels due to overuse and bad government policy.
The Colorado River is vital, with agriculture utilizing 80% of its water. Notably, a significant amount of this water is allocated to cultivate water-intensive crops that are subsequently exported. This concept of exporting water through crops is known as 'virtual water.' Some of the primary water-consuming crops include almonds, pistachios, and notably, alfalfa, one of our largest exports.
As the water scarcity in the Southwest intensifies, it raises important questions about our water utilization. Is it sustainable to permit the export of Colorado River water to foreign countries?
Furthermore, we will delve into how some overseas companies are acquiring extensive areas of land in California and Arizona. They predominantly use this land to cultivate alfalfa, which is then shipped back to their countries. The acquisition of land usually grants unrestricted access to groundwater usage, leading to accelerated depletion of the aquifer and increased dependency on the Colorado River. Join us as we navigate these pressing concerns and explore possible solutions.
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Greed $$ is all that matters in this declining world
Nestle does the same thing in Michigan, pumps millions of gallons from ground wells and only pay the state $350 for the permit. They then sell it all over the world to make millions.
Nestle bought off the government and ignored the many citizens who objected to their bottling plant, that pays nothing and employs so few. Many states looking north to fill their water needs; if they get a toe in the door they will destroy the Great Lakes. They need to control their water use before they start tapping into the Lakes.
Water is all we have left to sell.
If you look into the topic further about 70-80% of most grain (soy, corn, oats) crops to animal fodder as well. In the central US this means the Oglala is being bled dry to grow crops that are exported to feed cattle or to raise cattle (even more water) for export. Cows raised on alfalfa compound the dizzying level of water exported.
Quit growing crops in the desert
Very Very informative... Thank You!
PLEASE!! I've been beating this drum for several years - esp after finding out SA cut the middleman out of the equation by just buying the farmland they use to grow the alfalfa for their dairy cows. (Against the law to grow it there bc it's so water intensive.) Then discovering AZ fields lay fallow but they take advantage of their leases to extract the water allotted. I've only had articles to use as references... FINALLY a video source!!
Absolutely! I too have been calling out this insanity for over a year. So glad it is getting coverage on Time Bomb! Best to you, @sujimtangerines !
Perhaps the laws regarding water rights can be changed such that foreign land holders don't get the same rights as citizens holding the same land...
Ownership of land isn't the issue. Rivers will still run dry if it's US farmers exporting the water to Saudi Arabia an China.
Oregon is doing the same thing with cattle food! Another reason the US is paying such high prices for all the goods we need that are exported to "oil rich countries"! Some day we all will wish we had not done that.
The federal government should seriously look into America's water, or lack of. Or one day, water will cost more than gasoline, and it's a must have.
Selling food and creating foreign exchange seems like good policy.
Southern Arizona is literally sinking because of all of the water they keep pumping out of the aquifers to irrigate pistachios and alfalfa.
Saudi grows alfalfa and ships it back to Saudi Arabia - using our land & water then shipping it to their country !!!
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Absolutely. Your spot on. USA 1st
Fantastic and important reporting! TY @Time Bomb
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
Just for the tally books, one hundred billion gallons of water is roughly 307k ac ft. From a 12 maf river. "Shipping" water is a common talking point, but we're not talking a lot of water.
Even worse than alfalfa, almonds are avocados.
Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter, energy and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor. Why import fossil fuels when wind and solar energy can be produced locally and solar energy can power electric vehicles. We need solutions not just sympathy.
Close our borders and deport most illegals ! Stop selling our land and water to foreign countries and stop giving our oil to China !!
OMG!!??
I like this
I like Chinese food, more fortune cookies.
Well, also stop growing alfalfa.
Why don't they just grow it in Florida.
Why not regulate the crops that can be grown? Just say ya you can't grow crops a b and c on an irrigated field - if you can grow them via rainfall alone that's fine ofc.
1.1 gallons of water to grow ONE almond.
Arizona's crops will all be under paved subdivisions soon so that might help.
It's democracy which is at the root of this problem! In the name of freedom the agriculture industry and other businesses do what they want! There is a place for rights but there is also a place for limits on those!
Blaming the inefficient usage of Colorado River water on exports is completely ignorant, and misleading. The river water allotment and usage is antiquated beyond common sense. There's no federal or state incentives to use the water efficiently. The allotments to the various states was determined long before the annual flow of the river was understood to any comprehensive level, because the government had no reliable history to base intelligent decisions on. Basic policy since then has been "use it, or lose it," which is what the users have been doing. You pointedly cited a Saudi company that purchased 1700 acres to grow alfalfa. I actually laughed. That's less than 3 square miles. I have relatives in Iowa who farm 10x that amount of land to grow soy beans that they sell to China. Yep. All your soy sauce and tofu is made from North American beans. Pistachio and almond groves in central California are flood irrigated to excess, which kind of explains some of those empty reservoirs in the Sierra foothills. If you're going to place blame on the USA's water mismanagement, start at home, where the real blame lies. I suggest you read Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner for historical perspective, and work your way forward from there.
Found the shill.
And again I say we shouldn’t be growing crops in the desert
But it goes beyond that.@@Pigpen1202
Let us remember the Water Wars of the old West where the battle cry was “whiskey is for Drinking …. It’s Water that’s for Fighting !”
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