Yes, but in many parts of the USA, water is practically unlimited and free. Most of it flows into the Mississippi or the the Atlantic. In fact, in many areas, there's too much water, you have to put in drainage or it might flood during heavy rains and kill your crops in the spring.
> very destructive to the environment the cattle graze in.
This is only true for feed-lot cattle raised in arid, marginal land. Pretty much anywhere east of the great plains, cattle have almost no impact on the land.
Almonds in the USA are pretty much only grown in arid and desert environments. Almonds grown in CA are destructive to waterways and natural aquifers.
So, it's a question of renewable vs non renewable. In most of California, water usage is non renewable. It is being used at a rate far faster than nature can replenish it.
Yes, but in many parts of the USA, water is practically unlimited and free. Most of it flows into the Mississippi or the the Atlantic. In fact, in many areas, there's too much water, you have to put in drainage or it might flood during heavy rains and kill your crops in the spring.
> very destructive to the environment the cattle graze in.
This is only true for feed-lot cattle raised in arid, marginal land. Pretty much anywhere east of the great plains, cattle have almost no impact on the land.
Almonds in the USA are pretty much only grown in arid and desert environments. Almonds grown in CA are destructive to waterways and natural aquifers.
So, it's a question of renewable vs non renewable. In most of California, water usage is non renewable. It is being used at a rate far faster than nature can replenish it.