Farming is essential, yes. But farming isn't the issue. It's wasteful farming methods and wasteful crops based on a lack of pricing signal for water. Telling r

Farming is essential, yes. But farming isn't the issue. It's wasteful farming methods and wasteful crops based on a lack of pricing signal for water. Telling residential users to use less water will not fix any of the real issues leading to the water shortages, so it will continue to be a serious problem.