{"id":8099,"date":"2015-05-13T19:44:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8099"},"modified":"2015-05-13T19:44:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:44:42","slug":"water-wars-officially-begin-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8099","title":{"rendered":"Water Wars Officially Begin In California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Water Wars Officially Begin In California<\/a><\/h3>\n

A century of government meddling has turned the issue of water rights on its head,\u00a0<\/a>and further centralized control of waterways in local, state, and federal governments; and, as\u00a0Acuweather reports,<\/a>\u00a0with the state of California mired in its fourth year of drought and a mandatory 25% reduction in water usage in place,\u00a0reports of water theft are becoming increasingly common<\/strong>. With a stunning 46% of the state in ‘exceptional’ drought, and forecast to worsen,\u00a0huge amounts of water are ‘going missing’ from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta<\/strong>\u00a0and a state investigation was launched. From illegally tapping into hydrants in order to fill up tanks to directly pumping from public canals, California continues toformulate new strategies to preserve as much water as possible and fight the new water wars that are emerging<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Homeowners in Modesto, California, were fined $1,500, as Accuweather reporrs, for allegedly taking water from a canal. In another instance, thieves in the town of North San Juan stole hundreds of gallons of water from a fire department tank.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Madera County, District Attorney David Linn has\u00a0instituted a water crime task force to combat the growing trend of water theft occurring throughout the state and to protect rightful property owners from having their valuable water stolen.<\/strong><\/u><\/div>\n

The task force will combat agriculture crime through education by instructing farmers how to prevent crime before it occurs, Linn said in a news release back in March.<\/p>\n

“Since the business of Madera is agriculture,\u00a0I intend to make its protection a top priority,”<\/strong>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Allen, spokesperson for the Contra Costa Water District in Concord, about 45 minutes from San Francisco, said it’s not uncommon for her agency to receive reports of water theft, but as the drought has continued, she said there has been an uptick in reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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