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Sid Miller said some parts of the state have already run out of water, while others are on the brink of the same fate.
“We lose about a farm a week in Texas, but it’s 700 years before we run out of land. The limiting factor is water. We’re out of water, especially in the Rio Grande Valley,” MillerTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller arrives at Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Palm Beach, Florida.
“They usually grow five crops of vegetables in that area,” he said, adding that now “they have enough water to grow one. So, our production’s down 80% and it’s all about water.” Several factors are contributing to the water shortage, including recent drought conditions, the state’s population growth, its overreliance on groundwater, and aging infrastructure, according to theMiller called upon Texas state lawmakers to work to ensure the state water supply is enough for Texas. He also called on the oil and gas industry to stop using potable water for fracking.
“We gotta recycle our water,” he said. “Our water treatment water goes into the creek, right out in the Gulf. We need to capture that and let my farmers irrigate with it.”
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