A: Probably not, though itâs hard to know for sure. Hexane is a volatile solvent thatâs used, with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, to extract oil from soybeans (as well as from nuts and olives).
Agriculture uses about 80 percent of Californiaâs. developed water supply. As such a large. user, it is heavily impacted by the availability. and reliability of Californiaâs water resources. Agriculture can also play an important role in. helping the state achieve a more sustainable. water future.
1 Agricultural irrigation is the single largest consumptive water use from the South Saskatchewan River, followed by industrial, and municipal uses.  On average, about 30% of the flow in the South Saskatchewan River is consumed by human use. Up to 50% of the flow in the South Saskatchewan River is allocated to Alberta, while allocation to Saskatchewan is 25%, with the remaining flow going to Manitoba.