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asiliveandbreathe

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3. Never mind all the new home construction from Apache Junction in

Sun May 1, 2022, 10:59 AM

May 2022

the East..thousands of acres bought by RE companies, to Goodyear and beyond in the West..each community of more than a thousand homes..

Golf courses needing to rethink water usage..need to create brown areas from fairways..less watering..already in the works where I live..

One question, where they gettin' the water???

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AZ and the Southwest Faces an Existential Water Crisis [View all] kairos12 May 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #1

CA has been talking about desalination for decades. former9thward May 2022 #5

The desalinization plant in Carlsbad started production in 2015 and does 50 million gallons/day grantcart May 2022 #43

Yes, and that one plant in the state took how many years? former9thward May 2022 #44

Not the point, you incorrectly said, "nothing" has been done. grantcart May 2022 #45

It is the point. former9thward May 2022 #46

Not as expensive as you think. State governments? JCMach1 May 2022 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #16

There is no alternative to desalinization and we have known it for decades JCMach1 May 2022 #18

And don't forget the over-population... Wounded Bear May 2022 #24

Just population it's ok. It's pop on top of big AG JCMach1 May 2022 #29

They've over-populated areas that should not have big cities in them...nt Wounded Bear May 2022 #30

Gotta have those GREEN lawns though!!! ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #2

And probably 2/3 of the houses have swimming pools. StarryNite May 2022 #10

Swimming pools use less water than lawns do. Mr.Bill May 2022 #27

Those pools are skateboard ramps. sarcasmo May 2022 #39

You can have green lawns, just needs to be grey water JCMach1 May 2022 #14

Never mind all the new home construction from Apache Junction in asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #3

Depends. Igel May 2022 #4

This recycled water is becoming too valuable for use on golf courses. hunter May 2022 #6

You can even have golf courses, BUT there needs to be grey water infrastructure JCMach1 May 2022 #15

Several years ago..our course tapped into ground water via drilling.. asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #17

Ground water? That's insane in the desert for starters... JCMach1 May 2022 #19

I wrote letters to City of Mesa..to the AZ Water District.. asiliveandbreathe May 2022 #21

Aaanddd water features... WTH JCMach1 May 2022 #22

Reality newdayneeded May 2022 #7

One more point newdayneeded May 2022 #8

Musk you say that? kairos12 May 2022 #9

Yup. Kid Berwyn May 2022 #11

These desalinization plants need to be run continuously. hunter May 2022 #12

In the MENA region they are built in tandem.with power plants. The desalinization is actually a JCMach1 May 2022 #20

The whole country needs Right to Xeriscape laws that supercede JCMach1 May 2022 #23

I live in So Az and have my own well. At least the water I use goes back into the ground water, panader0 May 2022 #25

Almost like large amounts of people CrackityJones75 May 2022 #26

It would be fine with me if half the population Mr.Bill May 2022 #28

Not likely now with the overturn of Roe v Wade. roamer65 May 2022 #31

Maybe, Mr.Bill May 2022 #33

States like CA will nullify it. roamer65 May 2022 #34

States can not nullify federal laws. Mr.Bill May 2022 #35

The same will happen. roamer65 May 2022 #38

A republican President will appoint an AG Mr.Bill May 2022 #40

...and then it will be 1860 again. roamer65 May 2022 #41

Maybe so. Mr.Bill May 2022 #42

Just remember one thing. roamer65 May 2022 #32

Anyone who read any Edward Abbey, or "Cadillac Desert" knew this all along misanthrope May 2022 #36

I live in New Mexico lunatica May 2022 #37

Future water supplies canetoad May 2022 #47