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Streams of Life: Water in the American West

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Some approaches to address the future include:

Better drip irrigation systems with no water loss.
Subsidized federal water should be phased down. Surplus crops discouraged, and "double-dipping" outlawed. Double dipping is a farmer already using subsidized water and also using federal offers for agricultural price supports.
Growing higher value crops.
Reforming rates to discourage irrigation.
Programs to encourage switching to desert crops like jojoba.
Pursuing nonstructural solutions to drainage and salinity problems by practicing conservation and growing crops that are adapted to water that has been recycled several times.
Addressing environmental issues caused by water diversions
Streamlining water transfer laws and policies to help increase efficiency in water transfer and making sure that water transfers are not wasted.
Promoting water conservation and salvage.
Discounts and drought support for farmers who participate in water conservation programs.
Educating people and creating the ethic of not destroying our own environment.

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