I've lived in AZ. The amount of golf courses in the PHX and Tucson areas is mindbogglingly dumb as there's hundreds of other uses for that water, most of which

I've lived in AZ. The amount of golf courses in the PHX and Tucson areas is mindbogglingly dumb as there's hundreds of other uses for that water, most of which are exponentially better for society at large. Granted, AZ does have a rainy season, and if the courses are collecting that water en masse and exclusively using that water to keep the courses looking green, I'm all for that. You bring up a good point though, I wonder how much fresh or recycled water a given fab uses, versus the annual useage by a golf course or group of courses.