The Water Rights Ladder
- 2014
- 4m
A claim nailed to an oak tree 131 years ago allows growers in the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to annually pump an average of 850,000 acre-feet from the Sacramento River - about 40% more... Read allA claim nailed to an oak tree 131 years ago allows growers in the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to annually pump an average of 850,000 acre-feet from the Sacramento River - about 40% more water than the entire city of Los Angeles uses in a year.A claim nailed to an oak tree 131 years ago allows growers in the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to annually pump an average of 850,000 acre-feet from the Sacramento River - about 40% more water than the entire city of Los Angeles uses in a year.