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CBaass
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TIL Phoenix area golf courses use about the same amount of water everyday as
Windward_Coug
5/9/22 5:37pm
This is because of Jope isn't it? CB lynch mob fire up the torches
TNT
5/9/22 5:38pm
Ya who needs farming?
CBaass
5/9/22 5:40pm
Farming is so dumb. Growing food is for weak people.
cheezedawg
5/9/22 5:42pm
Maybe farming makes more sense where it actually rains? Crazy idea I know.
Windward_Coug
5/9/22 5:45pm
Many crops require a specific quantity of water. Hard to manage with constant
Rockytop
5/9/22 7:01pm
You just wiped out Idaho’s entire potato crop.
RC Vikings
5/9/22 7:13pm
Yeah, jerk.
cheezedawg
5/9/22 7:24pm
Eating is overrated. Let's just move on to powdered protein and peanut butter dispensed from toothpaste tubes.
John Doe
5/9/22 6:04pm
Might help with the obesity epidemic.
crack
5/9/22 6:28pm
And put all the restaurants and grill manufacturers out of business.
John Doe
5/9/22 11:01pm
Eh, since when does anyone care about unintended consequences? The whole
crack
5/9/22 11:07pm
Just don’t give any water to the poors and olds
JOPE
5/9/22 5:42pm
And yet we need more golf courses here. I hate how popular the sport has become.
fredetteaboutit13
5/9/22 5:48pm
I mostly hate how many people keep moving here.
crack
5/9/22 5:56pm
If they weren't on the golf courses, then where would they be?
2FarGone
5/9/22 6:01pm
Farming
jordbyu
5/9/22 6:03pm
Well your mom uses 2 million gallons just filling her bathtub
Localidiot
5/9/22 5:54pm
Ive heard there is a lot of fresh water on earth
CougieMcCougFace
5/9/22 5:54pm
California will have to Desal faster than anyone anticipated. They’re already
Windward_Coug
5/9/22 6:02pm
Yeah! let’s start hauling away glaciers! Nothing bad could come from that!
letthewookieewin
5/9/22 6:12pm
I didn’t say nothing bad could happen
CougieMcCougFace
5/9/22 6:18pm
That sounds familiar
crack
5/9/22 6:28pm
Is it true there is an underground aquifer near Phoenix where much of the city
BlooCoog
5/9/22 6:00pm
I heard from someone that Phoenix has like 100+ years of groundwater
2FarGone
5/9/22 6:04pm
Every development in PHX for the last 40 years has had to have drainage
Nat Gas Man
5/9/22 6:17pm
Info on Salt River Project here:
Thrill
5/9/22 6:06pm
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Seems they don’t rely too much on groundwater
BlooCoog
5/9/22 6:10pm
That’s impressive they’re miles ahead of California in drought preparation.
Windward_Coug
5/9/22 6:19pm
And Utah. I do wonder, however, how long Phoenix’s approach is sustainable. What
BlooCoog
5/9/22 6:22pm
Theoretically yes the city could literally dry up and blow away
Nat Gas Man
5/9/22 6:32pm
The Wasatch Front in Utah doesn’t have the same water problem Phoenix does
BlooCoog
5/9/22 8:33pm
See what the AZ residents have to say. Seems UT has the bigger problem
Bluforever
5/9/22 8:54pm
I don't think this is correct. Phoenix is not at risk at all and has never had
Thrill
5/10/22 6:03pm
I haven't looked into the accuracy of the history of the SRP, but I've heard
Thrill
5/10/22 6:01pm
Phoenix has no water issues surprisingly due to the Salt River Project
Thrill
5/9/22 6:03pm
The runoff from the White Mountains (Salt River) and the San Francisco Peaks (Verde River) basically supply the valley
2FarGone
5/9/22 6:06pm
Maybe California should look into developing some more reservoirs
kotacoug
5/9/22 6:58pm
The last two years have been drought conditions, but Arizona has so many reservoirs we have the ability to store lots of
JOPE
5/9/22 8:34pm
Uhhh..: don’t mess with golf. Make California use desalination for their water
kotacoug
5/9/22 6:56pm
This isn’t just a California issue.
Mtbcoug
5/9/22 7:10pm
Wouldn’t be sure if CA was willing to loosen regulations
kotacoug
5/9/22 7:14pm
Watering grass doesn't destroy water.
porl thompson
5/9/22 7:55pm
I thought more of them used the treated gray water than this. Too bad
Leishdoggydog
5/9/22 8:02pm
Oro Valley does that. But they have closed courses since I lived there
Nat Gas Man
5/9/22 8:16pm
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