California has been crying "Drought" since time began ...

[dogtag]

Well, since I've been here anyway (1963).
Southern California towns and cities were built where there was
little water so what did they expect ? All the water they need
has to be sent down from up north which plays havoc with our
local bays and it's wildlife. The South uses 80% of the water
which comes from watershed and snow from the North.
I wish I could cut off the flow and watch Alyssa Milano shrivel
up and blow away.

[Vern Humphrey]

Wait until California secedes from the Union, and we cut off all the water from the United States.

[Roadkingtrax]

Some lawmakers in Texas have been flaunting the desire to secede forever. No problem accepting that federal aid and power from functional grids.

[togor]

Sez here that 80% of Cali water goes to ag.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/ca-water-supply-solutions-ag-efficiency-IB.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwieksLdp6HvAhXdGFkFHe34DjoQFjAGegQIBBAG&usg=AOvVaw3QuUMi_weyuZ4XVTon5o3j

Given that much of that produce goes to the other 49, the Federal taxpayer is getting something of value in return.

However I draw the line at almond exports. It takes about 1 gallon of water to make 1 almond, and CA growers want to ship those to Asia! Taxpayers should not be asked to subsidize Asian almond milk habits. So how about a nice federal excise tax on almonds grown with taxpayer subsidized water? Unintended consequence: the growers will drill deep and beat the hell out of the aquifers in an attempt to escape the tax. I enjoy almonds but they are tough on the environment being as popular and thirsty as they are.