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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Because people moving to these places is not a primary concern for in water usage. Phoenix for example uses *less* water today with a population of 5 million people than it did in the 1950s with a population around 250,000.
Agriculture is the primary water draining culprit. With that, many farmers and governments are working on more sustainable farming practices or less water-intensive crops in the Southwest.
We will all be long gone before water becomes a crisis for residential in the Southwest.
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