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I have previously recommended the books Salt Dreams and Water for a thirsty land for anyone interested in water issues. I will add that there is decades old re

I have previously recommended the books Salt Dreams and Water for a thirsty land for anyone interested in water issues. I will add that there is decades old research on how to plant trees in the desert in their own local catchment to help them survive on rainwater and Earthships are a known technology for living lightly on the land. My recollection is you can adequately supply an earth ship with water for as little as 10 inches of local rainfall annually. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29696251 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29696251

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
More reading suggestions from Jeff Fleck's article "If you read two books about the West’s water problems, one of them probably shouldn’t be Cadillac Desert." http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2015/07/if-you-read-two-books-about-the-wests-water-problems-one-of-them-probably-shouldnt-be-cadillac-desert/ http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2015/07/if-you-read-two-books-...
eesmith 5y ago
FWIW, Scottsdale gets just under 10" per year, Phoenix only 7.2". Taos, heart of the Earthship movement, gets 12".