*Unfortunately, 2000 and 2001 are the most recently available years for state water use from the Department of Water Resources. In 2000 precipitation was 97% of “normal,” so this was considered an average water year.
**Of course, (we hope) no one person in California used this much water in 2000. California exports a significant amount of produce and growing these crops uses a lot of water. In 2000, 22% of the Nation's irrigation water was used in California. This highlights the opportunities we have to use agricultural water more efficiently.
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