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Re:The Colorado River is shrinking by vkou on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:28PM (#27911715)
> While the effect of residents is small, the usage of other sectors is, ultimately, in service of residents

As long as unsustainable water usage continues to be subsidized, I, as a customer, have little ability to prioritize less water intensive products.

If you want consumers to make informed choices, either add the externalities to the monetary price, or enforce rationing.

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Re:The Colorado River is shrinking by Karrot_Kream on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @05:14PM (#27912292)
The sad part is the current state of water affairs is so far from this. Discounted commerical water rates (liable to change when your local representative gets a donation from industry), unclear water usage by individuals (how many folks really know how much water they use when?) of tiered pricing, shaming as a mechanism to reduce water usage, etc. It's asinine that we have such an unclear, complicated systems. No wonder even motivated individuals have such a hard time decreasing water usage.
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