Thieves Are Stealing California's Scarce Water for Illegal Cannabis Farms
By
Julie Cart, CalMatters
on
July 20, 2021 at 8:06AM
," Huerta said. "So people buy these water containers to store more water." Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters" class="wp-image-193079" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/0722021_Lancaster_PU_Sized_02.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1">José Huerta, a Lancaster resident, sells large water containers for $100 each.