United States: Oregon farmers grow 60% of the world’s carrots stay without water for weeks

게시됨 2021년 9월 17일

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The article highlights the impact of drought and the 'first in time, first in right' water law in central Oregon, showing a stark contrast between farms with century-old water claims, which are still receiving water, and those with more recent claims, which have run dry. It introduces the concept of 'water banks' or 'water markets', where farmers with excess water supply could lease it to those in need, as a potential solution. However, the article also notes the challenges and risks associated with these markets, including farmers' fears of losing their water rights if they lease them. The article also mentions the compensation of farmers for diverting water to wildlife and cities, but notes that moving water between irrigation districts is the biggest challenge.

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Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust in its wake. Cracked dirt lines, empty irrigation canals, and dust devils and tumbleweeds punctuate a landscape in shades of brown. Across an invisible line separating Fine’s irrigation district from the next, it’s another world. Automated sprinklers hiss as they douse crops, cattle munch on green grass, and water bubbles through verdant farmland. In this swath of central Oregon, where six irrigation districts rely on the Deschutes River, the consequences of the strict hierarchy dictated by the American West’s arcane water law — “first in time, first in right” — are written on the land. As drought ravages the West, the districts with century-old water claims are first in line for the scarce resource while others nearby with more recent claims have already run out. “It’s like the Wizard of Oz. It’s shocking the difference,” said Matt Lisignoli, a farmer who got ...

출처: Hortidaily