mechapoitier t1_jeeilqx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Reply to comment by CyborgBee73 in We are so privileged in the west that we shit and piss in a bowl of residential fresh water by unmentionable123

It’ll be interesting what the future holds for crazy environments like Phoenix that even on its best day was never made to support millions of people.

One of my favorite Onion articles is Amount of Water Man Just Used to Wash Dish to be Prize for Hand-to-Hand Combat in 2065

QuietRock t1_jeengm8 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:45 PM

Bright side of that is that Phoenix is being proactive to secure fresh water and the issue gets bipartisan support. Last year Arizona approved a $1 billion investment in water security, including desalination.

If we get to a place where the Colorado can't support Phoenix, the chances are Las Vegas and Los Angeles will be in the same boat. Arizona's investments now are meant to help reduce reliance on the Colorado.

If push came to shove, the municipalities would have water restrictions but it would be farming that probably takes the big L since farms use the majority of water in the state.