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Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by JohnFen on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:14PM (#36407241)
Who is advocating banning farming?

I think the point is that putting effort into reducing the water waste associated with farming is higher-impact than residential water use.

But we should be putting effort into both.

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Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by LeifCarrotson on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:43PM (#36407656)
If you priced agricultural water at levels comparable to residential use, and mandated water conservation efforts with similar cost per gallon lost, that would be the same thing as banning farming in the California desert.
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Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by JohnFen on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:54PM (#36407862)
> that would be the same thing as banning farming in the California desert.

Which wouldn't be the worst thing. Recognizing that the true cost of farming in the desert makes it uneconomical isn't the same as banning farming in general.

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