Eli5: Am I being wasteful?

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With the heat wave thats hittibg my country I was watering my back yard today, and began wondering if there Is such a thing as wasting water when doing so… I mean, it re-enters the water cycle, doesn’t It? Besides if its absorbed by the plants AND grass … Is It really wasted?

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Yes and no. If you water plants and grass you either use drinking water or water from the ground. It takes years to get back to the level you took it from.

That being said, they’re building wind mills near my house and the amount of water they pumped up straight into the sewer is probably larger than the water our community uses. So I see no point being extra economical with the water I pump up.

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