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Some Big Water Agencies in Farming Areas Get Water for Free. Critics Say that Needs to End
Federal water prices for large Western farms average about $30 per acre-foot, far below $512 charged to cities, encouraging overuse amid prolonged drought, UCLA and NRDC found.
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Some big water agencies in farming areas get water for free. Critics say that needs to end
The water that flows down irrigation canals to some of the West’s biggest expanses of farmland comes courtesy of the federal government for a very low price — even, in some cases, for free.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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