More specifically, farming and urban use 50% of the water California gets (river outflows to the sea are the other main place water ends up) Urban use is 10% and farming is 40% of that total water input. Almonds alone are 7% of ALL water, almost as much as the 10% urban.
The level of subsidy the relatively unimportant crops get with their basically free water is astounding, especially considering the high urban prices of water
The level of subsidy the relatively unimportant crops get with their basically free water is astounding, especially considering the high urban prices of water