Due to California’s latest drought status, the cost for water per acre-foot has increased dramatically. Some estimate that the cost of water for farming irrigation has increased as much as 800%. This drastic increase has been a complete outrage for a lot of farmers in the central valley of California, but a lot of farmers will also benefit from this. Farmers with senior water rights will be able to still get their water from the state, and they will have the opportunity to sell water to other farmers who need the water for their crops. The California Department of Water Resources has been quoted saying that it expects to deliver only 5% of the water requested this year.