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In this case I can't compare it to agriculture. I don't think growing food in a desert is a good idea either. The Intel site in Portland, OR uses ~2 Billion g
by j_walter 5y ago
In this case I can't compare it to agriculture. I don't think growing food in a desert is a good idea either.
The Intel site in Portland, OR uses ~2 Billion gallons of water per year. They claim they are bringing enough recycle capacity to save about half that.
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2017/08/intel_water_recycling_project.html https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2017/08/intel_wate...
- rayiner 5y agoThat’s not much. The average family of 4 in Arizona uses about 325,000 gallons a year. So a billion gallons is equivalent to 3,000 families, or a very small town.
- Aperocky 5y agoDoesn't smell right, you're saying a family of 4 in Arizona uses ~900 gallons a day? That's 3500L or 3.5 tons of water every day. I mean you can flush the toilet every minute for the whole day and only use about that much water, and that's assume the toilet fills up as fast (it doesn't).
- j_walter 5y agoThat number seems really high, but the state website seems to be at least close to that number (146gal/day/person or ~600gal/day for a family of 4). https://new.azwater.gov/conservation/public-resources https://new.azwater.gov/conservation/public-resources
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- nealabq 5y agoHow to use a lot of water: a) Water the lawn (in the summer) b) Take a long shower
- j_walter 5y agoc) Drain and fill your pool
- after_care 5y agoIt probably includes yard irrigation.
- fidesomnes 5y agoImagine how embarrassing you must be to repeat nonsense like this.
- dghlsakjg 5y agoWow! I had no idea. Thanks for the thoughtful reply