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Hopefully the Southwest is ruled out. That region is wildly over-populated for the amount of water available.
by smitty1e 5y ago
Hopefully the Southwest is ruled out.
That region is wildly over-populated for the amount of water available.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoThere's still plenty of water in the SW for residential purposes. At least 70% of the water use is for commercial agriculture, an idea hatched in the early 20th century after two of the wettest decades in the last 1200 years. People living in this part of the world is not so much of an issue; growing lots of crops (especially high-water-use ones like alfalfa, rice, almonds) is.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoI believe for the most part the water is owned by the folks using it. Is there even a way for them to sell their water to a new city?
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoWest of the Mississippi, this is generally correct. The ability to lease/transfer water rights varies state by state. In NM where I live, it is extremely difficult.