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Who really uses the most water in California?
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Apr 20, 2015
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Who really uses the most water in California?
Getting an answer is no small feat, thanks in large part to the Silicon Valley. Lance Williams, who is with the Center for Investigative Reporting, explains more.
"While the state's agricultural industry has national importance, it represents a very modest portion of the state's gross product and employment," says a new report by Moody's.
LONE PINE, CA - MAY 09: The Los Angeles Aqueduct carries water from the snowcapped Sierra Nevada Mountains, which carry less snow than normal, to major urban areas of southern California on May 9, 2008 near Lone Pine, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Getting an answer is no small feat, thanks in large part to the Silicon Valley. Lance Williams, who is with the Center for Investigative Reporting, explains more.

With California now in year four of the drought, and with no end in sight, most in the Golden State are curious to know who is using the most water. 

Getting an answer to that is no small feat, thanks in large part to the Silicon Valley. Lance Williams, who is with the Center for Investigative Reporting and wrote about this issue for the website Reveal, explains more.