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Old 05-09-2015, 11:54 AM
 
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Read this article: Arizona water shortages loom: The state prepares for rationing as Lake Mead hits record low. outlining the water shortage and how it will impact farming, home water costs and other water related issues. As someone seriously considering moving to Phoenix, this causes me to think twice. What are those of you who are local hearing about future water issues?
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Old 05-09-2015, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Amongst the AZ Cactus
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Given that the article states nearly 80% of water use is used for agriculture, it's obvious where the big potential savings are in water usage.

So actually you moving here and buying a new home on what was once farm land would help AZ save water.
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Old 05-09-2015, 01:00 PM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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Arizona Golf Course Guide - Golf Courses in Arizona and innumerably number of swimming pools.
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Old 05-09-2015, 02:02 PM
 
Location: Jamestown, NY
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Given that the article states nearly 80% of water use is used for agriculture, it's obvious where the big potential savings are in water usage.

So actually you moving here and buying a new home on what was once farm land would help AZ save water.
The problem is that if agriculture is seriously impacted, it will send ripples through the state economy.
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Old 05-09-2015, 02:26 PM
 
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The problem is that if agriculture is seriously impacted, it will send ripples through the state economy.
2 years ago during summer of 2013. I drove on I5 across central California where agriculture is a big deal. You can see signs here and there begging for water. Today life still goes on in California and we didn't witness any big price jump at any major grocery stores. Perhaps, cheap imported from south america in some items should put a lid on prices.

Read how the city of San Diego did it to reuse it. The technology is there though.
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Old 05-09-2015, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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The problem is that if agriculture is seriously impacted, it will send ripples through the state economy.
It would hardly be noticed. Agriculture is 1/2 of 1% of the state's GDP. Yet, as mentioned above, it gobbles up 75% of the water used.
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Old 05-09-2015, 02:56 PM
 
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Makes you wonder where we get our food from.
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Old 05-09-2015, 04:05 PM
 
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It would hardly be noticed. Agriculture is 1/2 of 1% of the state's GDP. Yet, as mentioned above, it gobbles up 75% of the water used.
Wow, that's extreme
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Old 05-09-2015, 04:20 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Makes you wonder where we get our food from.
I usually get mine from Safeway.
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Old 05-09-2015, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Reseda (heart of the SFV)
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Phoenix gets most of its water from the Salt and Verde River reservoirs and the lakes are over half full plus an El Niño is forming so we're in pretty good shape. There's currently a massive snow storm in Colorado so that should help out Mead a few months from now.

Phoenix and especially Southern California are "too big to fail" so if worse comes to worse they will build desalination plants or maybe pipe in water from the Pacific Northwest or the Great Lakes region. There's no way the US government would allow the region to run out of water because that would cause a massive economic depression from coast-to-coast.
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