This discussion will not go away. Water supplies are dwindling. (live, store)

[veritased]

I don't know squat about water management in AZ, but the way our HOA uses water to irrigate grass properties, seems like it must cost very little, despite the apparent future scarcity of this resource.

[Burning Madolf]

Originally Posted by veritased

I don't know squat about water management in AZ, but the way our HOA uses water to irrigate grass properties, seems like it must cost very little, despite the apparent future scarcity of this resource.

Who is in charge of the watering? Landscaper.
Who cuts the grass, shrubs and trees? Landscaper.
Who benefits the most from over watering? Landscaper.


See the pattern?

[mrshowtime3]

The building going on in Prescott area for example is just mind blowing. Palms are getting greased all over the place to allow this to happen. Not single thought about the water.

My advice would be to think very long and hard about entering into a 30 year mortgage in most parts of AZ.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by Sno0909

When I first moved here, I was shocked at how much farming was done in Arizona. It never made much sense to me,........

People insist upon eating. If there is no food, the population gets cranky.


So, yeah, there are farms in areas where growing crops works well. Stop the farming and the population is going to start to wonder where their food use to come from and why it isn't coming any more.


Dry climate means much less fungus, mold, bugs, and plant disease. Lots of sunshine means faster plant growth., Warm weather allows crops that are cold sensitive.



(information for you city people who don't have a clue about where your food comes from or what it takes to grow it. News flash, the grocery store isn't popping out lettuce from a lettuce machine in the back store room)

[sh9730]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

People insist upon eating. If there is no food, the population gets cranky.


So, yeah, there are farms in areas where growing crops works well. Stop the farming and the population is going to start to wonder where their food use to come from and why it isn't coming any more.


Dry climate means much less fungus, mold, bugs, and plant disease. Lots of sunshine means faster plant growth., Warm weather allows crops that are cold sensitive.



(information for you city people who don't have a clue about where your food comes from or what it takes to grow it. News flash, the grocery store isn't popping out lettuce from a lettuce machine in the back store room)

Thanks for being snippy. I think he understood completely that food must be grown. I think his point is given the temperature extremes and water issues (which may or may not be as dire as some suggest) that he was surprised at how much farming was done HERE in AZ.

AND - to the point that was brought up here in AZ - COTTON was for the longest time the major AZ crop - I am not eating too much cotton for dinner - but I am glad somebody grows it to allow me to have a comfortable t-shirt.

[Sno0909]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

People insist upon eating. If there is no food, the population gets cranky.


So, yeah, there are farms in areas where growing crops works well. Stop the farming and the population is going to start to wonder where their food use to come from and why it isn't coming any more.


Dry climate means much less fungus, mold, bugs, and plant disease. Lots of sunshine means faster plant growth., Warm weather allows crops that are cold sensitive.



(information for you city people who don't have a clue about where your food comes from or what it takes to grow it. News flash, the grocery store isn't popping out lettuce from a lettuce machine in the back store room)

You don't say? I'm just a dumb city slicker who thought my food was grown and delivered by magic unicorns. Thanks for dropping some knowledge on me.

[wase4711]

Originally Posted by sh9730

to the point that was brought up here in AZ - COTTON was for the longest time the major AZ crop - I am not eating too much cotton for dinner - but I am glad somebody grows it to allow me to have a comfortable t-shirt.

comfy T shirts are important..

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by mrshowtime3

The building going on in Prescott area for example is just mind blowing. Palms are getting greased all over the place to allow this to happen. Not single thought about the water.

My advice would be to think very long and hard about entering into a 30 year mortgage in most parts of AZ.

Let's not forget, some 5-10 years ago, that water reservoir feeding Atlanta, all but dried up during an unusual drought!

[veritased]

Originally Posted by Burning Madolf

Who is in charge of the watering? Landscaper.
Who cuts the grass, shrubs and trees? Landscaper.
Who benefits the most from over watering? Landscaper.


See the pattern?

Yeah. Well, that's an interesting theory, not heard that before.

I still suspect that in addition to the above conspiracy the water rates also fail to disincentivize this lax use of water.

[wase4711]

agree; I pay less for water in phoenix, than I did in Chicagoland; even though I am careful with every drop I use out here, it seems unusual to pay less in the desert for water than you do adjacent to one of the largest bodies of water in the world, Lake Michigan