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> capturing the rain that does come to the region to irrigate crops or landscape Not sure they could if they wanted to. The downstream/aquifer water rights of
by rtkwe 6y ago
> capturing the rain that does come to the region to irrigate crops or landscape
Not sure they could if they wanted to. The downstream/aquifer water rights of the run off are already spoken for in a lot of the south-western US because there's just not enough water falling anywhere really.
- rhacker 6y agoIt doesn't matter in Arizona as long as the water is caught before it hits the ground, it's OK.
- rtkwe 6y agoHuh ok. I know some other states like Colorado have limits on the total amount you can capture at any one time. Kind of surprised Arizona doesn't have similar laws, guess it doesn't have too many rivers with downstream requirements.
- rhacker 6y agoyep, co is 2 55 gal barrels. I know I've been looking for a home to buy in about 12 states :). I chose CA, closing in a few weeks. In any case, yes, most of the laws had been driven by the Univ of AZ. They found that letting the water go into the ground mostly feeds the trees. Very little of it goes into the actual ground water, and it takes a really long time for it to arrive. So the theory is that by capturing water and using it specifically on the things you want to water (food plants, and showering) you're conserving a fuck-ton of water. And besides, all of that water that is captured actually ends up in the ground anyway - where do you think the shower water goes when you're on septic. The point is, AZ is pretty much ahead of the game with regards to water capture and science research on it.