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Uses of water
For management purposes, uses of water fall into four basic categories: urban (or domestic), agricultural (or irrigation),   environmental and other water uses. In each of these categories, water can be used in either recoverable or depleted (irrecoverable) ways. Recovered water remains in the water cycle, though oft-times in converted form (for example, rainwater transforms from surface water to groundwater if it percolates through the soil into the underlying aquifer).

Around 75% of California’s water supply comes from north of Sacramento, while 80% of the water demand occurs in the southern two-thirds of the state. The majority of California water is used by the agricultural industry. About 80-85% of all developed water in California is used for agricultural purposes. This water irrigates almost 29 e6acre, on which grow 350 different crops. Urban users consume 10% of the water, or around 8700000 acre.ft. Industry receives the remnant of the water supply.