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Rationally, what is anyone supposed to do? In March people were claiming the state had 12 months of water remaining. Lets assume that number is holding and we'
by russell_h 11y ago
Rationally, what is anyone supposed to do?
In March people were claiming the state had 12 months of water remaining. Lets assume that number is holding and we've got about 7 months of water left.
If the entire state simply halted all urban and industrial water use, that would buy about 3 extra weeks before the state runs out of water. And that is in a scenario where 40 million people (and all non-ag industry) simply cease to consume water at all.
Not washing cars or watering lawns is a great emotional gesture, but nothing short of real policy or weather changes will make any meaningful difference.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoWater doesn't work that way. Shutting off urban water supplies would not increase the supply available to growers, and the other way around, too. Growers can run out of water (delivered by the CWP/SWP) while cities (which each have their own water systems) might be set for years.