Paying For So. CA Farmland To Lie Fallow

MWD is paying farmers not to farm to provide water for coastal areas. The purchase of 16,000 acres is near Blythe.

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October 18, 2001, 9:00 AM PDT

The Southern California Metropolitan Water District has paid $42.5-million for farmland in Riverside County. It has been promised that only 29% of the farmland will be taken out of cultivation. There has been fear that fallowing will affect the economy. There is no indication of how many landowners will agree to this plan.

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

FULL STORY: MWD Buys Land Near Blythe for $43 Million

Wednesday, October 17, 2001 in The Los Angeles Times

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