Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizona’s water supply

Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by jorblumesea on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:36PM (#28213924)

Cities and suburbs are only one component of water use. A large amount of water is used by agriculture, and they have different restrictions, if any. So it's not a disaster for the metro areas, but really impacts rural areas and farmers.

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by sigstoat on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:52PM (#28214080)

if i've driven through arizona, it's been 25+ years. is there a lot of rural agriculture?

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by ericbarrett on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:07PM (#28214254)

More than ever, and more water intensive than it used to be. For example: https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-enviro...

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Re:Colorado River drops to record low levels, slashing Arizo... by anonAndOn on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @04:32PM (#28214515)

Arizona was built on the 5 C's: Cattle, Cotton, Citrus, Copper and Climate.

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