When I pointed out a few days ago that the most important Scott Administration water policy was to “Unrelentingly please the biggest water users and water polluters,” I should have provided evidence. I could have quoted the Florida Chamber of … Continue reading →
State and federal gencies provide better information about farming than is available for other categories of water-associated activities. For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture gives us an updated picture of Florida farms and water use in the newly-released 2012 Census of … Continue reading →
Is there any way to compare current drought challenges in California with Florida droughts? The states are very different but perhaps a few numbers will be illuminating. Rainfall. For California, statewide rainfall last year set a record low: 7.38 inches. The … Continue reading →
