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Cities and suburbs are only one component of water use. A large amount of water is used by agriculture, and they have different restrictions, if any. So it's no
by jorblumesea 5y ago
Cities and suburbs are only one component of water use. A large amount of water is used by agriculture, and they have different restrictions, if any. So it's not a disaster for the metro areas, but really impacts rural areas and farmers.
- sigstoat 5y agoif i've driven through arizona, it's been 25+ years. is there a lot of rural agriculture?
- ericbarrett 5y agoMore than ever, and more water intensive than it used to be. For example: https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/12/05/biggest-water-users-arizona-farms-keep-drilling-deeper/3937582002/ https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-enviro...
- anonAndOn 5y agoArizona was built on the 5 C's: Cattle, Cotton, Citrus, Copper and Climate.