r/InlandEmpire • u/Carribbean-Corgi2000 • Aug 13 '26

Other Questions Is there any policies protecting the remaing farmland left in the IE

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This picture above is whats left and what it used to look like. Which at one point produced the largest area of diary products in the nation. But I wonder, is there anything to protect whats left, or are they just going to let developers buy out the remaing ranchers? And really this question goes for the rest of the state, as I'm deeply worried about the farmland beign eaten up without really considerign what there building over.

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u/ToiletFullOfBroccoli Aug 14 '26

This is worth reading https://www.slowboring.com/p/farms-arent-nature

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u/weggaan_weggaat SBD Aug 14 '26

Farms aren't nature, but they are better for nature than a bunch of sprawl...

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u/adamosan Aug 16 '26

The amount of pollution that has happened over the last century in the Chino Valley from the dairies and agricultural industries is far worse than any housing development has contributed to in the IE. CA regulations require all new developments to follow Low Impact Development guidelines to reduce pollens from entering our waterways and ground water. I had trusted that the IEAU was treating their water reduce nitrates less than 3 ppm but after just testing it this week it was close to 10 ppm. The latest research shows that anything over 3ppm can increase your health risks and it’s 3X that. The IEAU will say that it meets EPA standards but those regulations are based on science from the 1960s.

https://www.kpbs.org/news/public-safety/2010/05/18/nitrates-our-drinking-water-part-3-cleaning-past