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boredatschipol t1_irqv0mb wrote

Reply to comment by der_innkeeper in [OC] Irrigation Expansion into the New Mexico Desert (1986 - 2021) by granger327

Point irrigation systems, as I understand them, are about as water efficient as open air irrigation can be. The alternatives being green \ glass house or hydroponics setups. What I would be interested in is the source of water for the irrigation and how sustainable that is. If its over pumping a restricted aquifer then yes, implications are bad

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der_innkeeper t1_irr63d5 wrote

Water the desert and making it bloom is probably a very bad idea.

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Well_shit__-_- t1_irrb4ew wrote

I’m sure that’s why humans have kept doing it for 7000 years

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der_innkeeper t1_irrfdw1 wrote

Small scale is one thing. Moving when the rains stop is what happens, normally.

Draining aquifers and rivers to make it happen for 10 or 100x the normal population is not normal or sustainable.

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