> Well, what are the alternatives? The same as with any resource that you are overusing: Use less. You don't need golf courses in the middle of the desert. Yo

> Well, what are the alternatives? The same as with any resource that you are overusing: Use less. You don't need golf courses in the middle of the desert. You don't need broken water access rights regulation that encourages wasting water. You can reduce water use in agriculture to a tiny fraction if you'd start viewing water as a precious resource and do this smarter. There is a lot you can do that's different from "let's keep wasting this resource, we can throw tech at it, ignore the consequences!"