After Warmest Winter, Drought Stricken California Limits Water But Exempts Thirstiest Big Growers

As California s record drought continues, Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered residents and nonagricultural businesses to cut water use by 25 percent in the first mandatory statewide reduction in the state s history. One group not facing restrictions under the new rules is big agriculture, which uses about 80 percent of California s water. The group Food Water Watch California has criticized Brown for not capping water usage by oil extraction industries and corporate farms, which grow