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They've actually shown that the water shortage is by caused agriculture. Watering the lawn, while wasteful, is a minor contribution to the problem.
by crimsonalucard 11y ago
They've actually shown that the water shortage is by caused agriculture. Watering the lawn, while wasteful, is a minor contribution to the problem.
- codingdave 11y agoOh, I get that. But I have a different perspective on the bigger picture. Agriculture uses 80% of the water, but produces food. Lawns are a smaller problem, but are truly a complete waste, with no productive value given in return. If we removed the smaller problem of lawns, and gave that water to the farmers, their water restrictions would not be as bad, which will have a direct result on their production, which has a direct result on food prices, which has a direct result on everybody, in particular lower incomes families. So I really do stand by my statement that as long as people are watering their green lawns, we're not pursuing the optimal solution. I should make myself clear, though - farmers don't get a free pass to use all the water they want. They should be pursuing more efficient irrigation methods, and plating foods that require less water. Then the cuts won't have as strong of an impact.
- Aloisius 11y agoThe water shortage is caused by a severe lack of rain. Not agriculture. Not people watering their lawn. The drought is made more difficult because we don't have enough water storage to sustain our full agricultural and urban water usage when it doesn't rain, but that isn't the root cause.