After a winter with a fair amount of rain and a summer with all the usual problems, probably even more acute then usual, the issues concerning lack of water have become chronic and now, with the lack of rain throughout the autumn, the situation does not look very hopeful for the next irrigation season. Again this year, as always happens when the available resources are insufficient, we have been witness to “lively” competition between the various sectors, agricultural, civil and industrial. As we well know, the agricultural sector is where there is major water consumption and it is here that we will be expected to reduce consumption but it is also true that from this same sector there have been cries of alarm and proposals that have been ignored over the years.  Never before has ther...[read article]