Parts of California turning into dust bowl because of Big Green and Democrats

 Washington Examiner:

After 20 years of growing asparagus in California's Central Valley, Joe Del Bosque is now resigned to watching his once-fertile fields revert to dust and dirt, courtesy of Mother Nature and the government.

The drought that has gripped the Golden State for two years has parched farms dependent on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, which is the heart of the state’s complex system of dams, rivers, and canals. But the state and federal governments, which are supposed to help by managing the allocation of water, seem to have chosen fish over farms, said Del Bosque.

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Since 2008, allocations have been cut to help preserve endangered species of salmon and smelt in the delta. Former President Donald Trump's bid to turn up the flow was thwarted by lawsuits, and now, a new review by President Joe Biden is expected to further slow the trickle to thirsty farms.

“It’s quite possible that they could get less [water],” said Jay Lund, the director of the Center for Watershed Science at the University of California, Davis. “The problems of these fish are pretty complex and require decades of sincere and dedicated effort to figure it out.”

Biden’s review is aimed at rolling back a Trump mandate that would have increased amounts from the Obama years. The increase never took effect because environmentalists and the state of California filed a lawsuit that is pending.

Farmers have told the Washington Examiner that they are barely hanging on and can’t imagine further cuts.

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The state and Big Green have mismanaged the water distribution prioritizing a baitfish over people and agricultural production.  They have woefully failed to manage resources properly during a drought.  It is ironic that California attracted many from the midwest dustbowls during the 1930s and is now turning parts of the state into another one.