在加利福尼亚州，洛杉矶水利局已经从帝王郡地区的农户手中买下了用水权。
In California, the water utility of Los Angeles has bought water rights from farmers in Imperial County.
而在南部，特别是在加州的帝王郡地区，科罗拉多河灌溉着处在沙漠中的整个美国冬季蔬菜供应地区。
In its southern stretch, especially in California's Imperial County, the river irrigates deserts to produce America's winter vegetables.
法律中规定的用水优先权从理论上来看，比如在一位加州帝王郡种生菜的农民损失掉一滴水之前，整个拉斯维加斯的城市用水将被切断。
The law's seniority rules theoretically mean that, for example, the taps to Las Vegas would be shut completely before a single lettuce-grower in California's Imperial County lost a drop.
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