why doesn’t a looming shortage of freshwater in the Southwest United States feel like a more urgent threat?

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I know negotiations among states that draw from the Colorado River are ongoing with water rationing measures being discussed, but it feels like the threat of water shortage doesn’t align with booming growth in this part of the country. Is the threat overstated? Are there solutions available when things get really dire? Or is it just hubris of prioritizing short term profits instead of long term sustainability? All the above?

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Ok no one is answering your question. They’re not going to run out of water. Though it will get more expensive. When the price is right, people will sell their water rights. The majority of water usage is for agriculture. So the farmers will sell their water and grow less crops.

Plus, they still have water in the aquifer, but its brackish. They will probably start pumping and treating that water as it becomes more economical.

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