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>The population of CA, meaning the number of people who need water for drinking and growing food, has doubled in the past decades. ... but water usage is flat-
by NovemberWhiskey 3y ago
>The population of CA, meaning the number of people who need water for drinking and growing food, has doubled in the past decades.
... but water usage is flat-to-down.
- Phiwise_ 3y agoOf course it is. Usage naturally stops growing during a supply shortage concomitant with a contraction of the original primary consumer. If your goal is prosperity, consumers tightening their belts is a negative signal, not a positive coincidence.
- NovemberWhiskey 3y ago... or it's a demonstration of reduced waste and/or shift to less water-intensive agricultural uses. Is there a particular reason to believe it's one vs the other?
- Phiwise_ 3y agoIs emergency rationing and price hikes an indicator of a shortage or of "reduced waste"? As for "less water-intensive agricultural uses", again, shifting to a less desired product to rescue your margins after your costs increase is a step backward for the prosperity of your customers, not forward.