{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "California Crop Water Requirements",
  "description": "Annual water requirements in acre-feet per acre for major California Central Valley crops, based on 9+ years of AgWaterAI sensor data.",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "AgWaterAI",
    "url": "https://agwaterai.com"
  },
  "dateModified": "2026-02-09",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "keywords": ["irrigation", "water requirements", "California crops", "almonds", "pistachios", "citrus"],
  "spatialCoverage": "California Central Valley",
  "data": {
    "crops": [
      { "name": "Almonds", "water_af_per_acre": "3.0-4.0", "category": "tree_nuts", "notes": "California's #1 agricultural export" },
      { "name": "Pistachios", "water_af_per_acre": "2.5-3.5", "category": "tree_nuts", "notes": "Drought-resistant, high-value" },
      { "name": "Walnuts", "water_af_per_acre": "3.5-4.5", "category": "tree_nuts", "notes": "Premium tree nut" },
      { "name": "Navel Oranges", "water_af_per_acre": "2.5-3.5", "category": "citrus", "notes": "Year-round production" },
      { "name": "Mandarins", "water_af_per_acre": "2.5-3.5", "category": "citrus", "notes": "Clementines, Murcotts, W. Murcotts" },
      { "name": "Lemons", "water_af_per_acre": "2.5-3.5", "category": "citrus", "notes": "Eureka and Lisbon varieties" },
      { "name": "Table Grapes", "water_af_per_acre": "1.5-3.0", "category": "vine", "notes": "Thompson Seedless, Flame, Crimson" },
      { "name": "Cherries", "water_af_per_acre": "2.5-3.5", "category": "stone_fruit", "notes": "Premium stone fruit" },
      { "name": "Peaches/Nectarines", "water_af_per_acre": "3.0-4.0", "category": "stone_fruit", "notes": "Stone fruit production" }
    ],
    "ai_savings_potential": "15-25% water reduction with sensor-based AI scheduling",
    "data_source": "11M+ sensor readings across 84 California farm sites",
    "free_audit": "https://agwaterai.com/free-audit"
  }
}