Life During Mega-Drought: Water Police, Shrinking Ranches & Empty Construction

The West is in the midst of a climate crisis and there’s growing concern that this area of the country is growing faster than our natural resources can support.
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[@janiekcarney5482]

They keep telling this story but not doing anything about overuse. Greedy businesses use all the water until our sources are used up.

[@inaj27]

They simply don’t have a resolution

[@inaj27]

@Howard Webber I agree 1000%

[@garnetrose6162]

Nestle Corporation is STILL stealing California water as we speak. They STEAL all US water & politicians let them. Nestle gets the product free .. how criminal is that?

[@brahmburgers]

Each almond takes 1 gallon of water. Golf courses take immense amounts. The most pressing root issue: human overpopulation.

[@markgreiser464]

lol they aren't doing anything, about anything. They don't build dams. They don't manage Forests. Their Leaders are whack Jobs, and the People keep voting in more of the same.

[@cliftonmadden1992]

It is insane to see lawns being watered with these draught conditions.

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is Our Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@stevenvillarreal8970]

That’s what I’m saying! Why bother living in a desert anyways?

[@hangender]

Eat the rich.

[@____________aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@hangender I like mine spicy

[@brahmburgers]

....and golf courses and private swimming pools. It's manifold insanity. If people were meant to reside in deserts, we'd have scaly skin and pee in yellow pellets, like desert mice.

[@Me97202]

It’s insane to have cities like Phoenix and Vegas in deserts. It’s even more insane to allow these unsustainable cities to keep growing.

[@toddlinkenmeyer7151]

Your absolutely 💯 right!!

[@joelbush1329]

And Southern California as well. People forget it is a desert as well. if not for the Colorado river, there would be very little water to sustain all those people.

[@jeremygates51]

The earth is 3/4 water, this the equivalent of saying we running out of air. How come saudi arabia has solved its water problems 🤔.

[@kelliepatrick519]

@@jeremygates51 Saudi Arabia hasn't really solved their water problems, but they have definitely moved in the right direction. They estimate there is very little ground water left. 70% of their water now comes from desalination plants along their coast. They also have strict water rationing, and investing in infrastructure to repairs leaks in their distribution systems. Saudia Arabia is the 3rd largest water consumer in the world. Guess who's the number one consumer.....

[@jamesbeane5288]

Yeah and stupid to build a city on the ocean

[@bettybarkdull9518]

Arizona has some of the largest golf courses in the U.S. They really know how to waste water.

[@davidhyman9544]

Interesting. I grew up and live in Phoenix. First, have you ever actually seen golf courses here. If you had, you would know a few things: first, with a few older and urban exceptions, most courses in the desert climates of the state are largely natural/desert landscaped with only the greens incorporating low water use grass. Second, all water allocated to golf courses is reclaimed waste water. In fact, in the Phoenix metro area, any water that goes through to the sewer system (sinks, toilets, washing machines, showers) and is reclaimable, is reclaimed for outdoor use for farms, irrigation, golf courses and even industry. That doesn’t justify the number of courses ( the Phoenix metro area has over 200 courses), or resolve the water scarcity problem to be sure, but your comment about golf courses is not entirely accurate.

[@Hometheaterguy1]

@@davidhyman9544 agreed! We live in Avondale.

[@bargdaffy1535]

Look Up St. George Utah, the Entire Desert SW is covered in Golf Courses, or Vegas, same situation, Palm Springs. etc.

[@bargdaffy1535]

@@davidhyman9544 Golf Courses are all over the Desert SW and they use Way too much Water Buckaroo! Besides, who cares, reckoning day is here! Your Golf Courses are going to dry up Son. Jan 1st AZ will experience a 17% reduction in Colorado River Water, do you want affordable Food or Golf Courses? Take your Pick.

[@J3AD]

if water is such demand in cali and vegas, why allow folks to have lawns at all. go to desert or fake grass?

[@____________aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Fine homes with lawns and reward homes with vegetable gardens

[@Cmorrison626]

A drop in the bucket compared to all the water main breaks that occur every other day.

[@brahmburgers]

....and golf courses and private pools. It's Republican-style mentality.

[@blakeh8582]

Exactly and all the golf courses..oh my

[@blakeh8582]

@@brahmburgers same in California so its not political. Nice try.

[@kat8838]

Wasteful spending to rip out grass. Just quit watering it and let it die. Such strange people.

[@AGreedyTree]

They probably ripped it out so it wouldn't catch on fire when people throw their cigarettes out the window.

[@elderassassin9673]

Man people in Florida reading this are scratching their heads, this is so foreign to us

[@kelliepatrick519]

@@elderassassin9673 lol, yes, Florida has the opposite problem, too much water. Flooding the coasts and raising the water table inland that creates sink holes and quicksand.

[@matthewwilliams9028]

Build in the desert and expect a lifelong oasis. It's the desert.

[@tom666araya]

My grass is green and my pool is full! WTF people, you live in desert yet you have a green lawn? Move to Seattle if you want green!

[@gardensofthegods]

Well there are some smart people who make sure they collect all their gray water and reuse it to do their lawns and plants . They have those containers on wheels so they can be just wheeled outside with sprayers . Now as for the pools ... that can get tricky because if the pool water was there mostly from the season before the drought drought laws went into effect then they've done nothing wrong . Personally I would never want to live in an area where water is a problem and it doesn't rain much .

[@douglei4413]

@@gardensofthegods . The rain collection buckets only works in Seattle. And the drought has been going on for Several years. No body has their pool water from more than a year.

[@gardensofthegods]

@@douglei4413 are you saying that when the season is over people HAVE TO drain out their pools ?

[@janesmith716]

My lawn turned brown this year in Seattle, drought is happening here too.

[@gardensofthegods]

@the end yes , isn't that so SAD and HORRIFYING ... ?! Just really such a scary thing to even think about

[@jf3jy]

Man - I will build a city in the desert to prove my ingenuity. Nature - 🤦‍♀️

[@sayitaintso7544]

There were surely those who said dont or its not worth it. Leave it up to ego to press ahead.

[@brahmburgers]

Wild animals don't go to reside in areas which aren't conducive to their survival. But humans do.

[@googleuser868]

Let what happens without water in Vegas Stay in Vegas.

[@nomesdoggie5871]

Growing up in Colorado we were constantly in a drought. We always had to be conscious about how we used water. I even knew then that we had sold all our water rights and that Colorado was a victim to corporate greed. Here we are 20 years later and the reality is exactly as we were told it would be...

[@TheTonialadd]

You’re the first person yet who has mentioned water rights. I’ve watched several of this type of videos. No one mentions water rights, which is a very real issue.

[@user-in7jw9ik4c]

Stop populating....DESERT..areas...omg...!!

[@jaridkeen123]

Look at that farm. Not a single tree in that cattle pasture, its all dust. This is why your farms are dying. You cant plow the land into miles of flat land. The wind will remove the topsoil and tbe sun will bake the dirt. You have to have trees, they cool the area, keep soil in tack and bring the rain.

[@brienmaybe.4415]

Stop speaking sense. -Signed Everyone.

[@robbyclark7657]

I cut trees down for a living….but…..I know the importance of the trees…..the shade they create not only cool the immediate area under the trees canopy but the air that moves through the shade is cooled as well…..I refuse to cut down anything other than gum, water oak , cherry, etc.

[@nwofoe2866]

cotton requires a minimum 30 inches of annual rainfall, so how much sense is there in planting cotton where annual rainfall is around 6 inches?

[@andyjohnson3790]

Which is why it's even more important to recycle fabric.

[@andyjohnson3790]

@orley smith I'm trying hard to understand your comment at all but it makes ZERO sense, and especially when the video is talking about drought in dominant red states.

[@nwofoe2866]

@@andyjohnson3790It was a rhetorical question. Many people fault the housing industry and authorities granting building permits, but the reality of the situation is that the combined housing projects use a fraction of the water per land mass than these ridiculously-consumptive agricultural tracts.

[@TheLivelovelaugh165]

You ever watch the movie The Lorax?

[@randmayfield5695]

I live in Tucson and have since 1964. I've experienced the typical wet and dry cycles for years. Recently within the last three years we have been in a flat out serious drought. The worst. The monsoons typically start in July so hopes were high for a good one. When the rains came they REALLY came giving us the third wettest monsoon on record since 1883. The desert exploded with new growth and has stopped. It was a beautiful amazing summer. Thank God for the rain!

[@gullscomic]

Lawns are such a waste. We've been groomed to have lawns, lawn mowers, fertilizer, water your lawn, etc. The whole marketing of 'keep your lawn green' is such a farce. Lawns are lame.

[@doubled5982]

Wow, we used to say Water Police as a joke. I never knew it would actually become a thing.

[@oldtestament8052]

They have created their own water shortage it's that simple.

[@mnm2007]

Lawns in Las Vegas ! Arrogant!

[@dovobis]

Vegas is an abomination anyway.

[@matthewmaggio3484]

I was in Vegas several months ago and square mile after square mile was still being gobbled up by ugly stucco boxes.

[@nwofoe2866]

but but but.....it's the American Dream.

[@karmakazi219]

Imagine if everyone replaced their lawn with a vegetable garden.

[@chaliwen7217]

that's illegal in the US

[@gutrali]

Then everyone would need a whole lot MORE water

[@flawns]

Depending on the crop...that's even worse

[@lifeisshort4737]

Only a kid would think about replacing a lawn in need of dire water with a garden that also requires water..

[@macmcleod1188]

@@chaliwen7217 it's not illegal. It's generally just against Homeowner Association rules. In my neighborhood which doesn't have a homeowners association, people grow tomatoes and other vegetables in their front yards. But... Vegetables require water.

[@updatedjustnow271]

Swimming pools and fountains ought to be outlawed. And golf courses.

[@kennixox262]

Agriculture uses the vast majority of the river resources and not just any agriculture but water intensive junk crops.

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

@@kennixox262 The largest junk crop in the US is lawn grass.

[@briseidaa1619]

My head goes to this why is it that homeowners are always getting in trouble when I don’t think there’s a big problem the main problem is these big companies these multi million dollar companies it seem to not have to follow the rules just because they have money

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

Yup. Read up on how much water oil companies use when pumping out oil. Or worse, bottled water corporations.

[@MM-xc2bt]

That's how usa works. Freedom is based off $$

[@charlotteh5783]

My Husband and I spent some time in Vegas this summer seeing the hover dam and grand cayon. Not one restriction on water at the hotel no recyling of water botttle and plastic

[@Elfdogable]

Lake Mead ended up in all those swimming pools :) How many more can we build ? Ha !

[@vynniemcdaniels7814]

And still, these cities (Phoenix, LasVegas, etc) continue to allow turf lawns and refuse to acknowledge drought. With so much available advanced technologies in irrigation and xeriscape/water-wise landscaping, it’s sad and infuriating that this kind of development just continues.

[@MyKharli]

And still all Americans cannot work out WHY the climate is changing .

[@dorahathcock4010]

I didn't hear anything about the Saudi Arabian farm outside of Phoenix that draws millions of gallons of water from deep acquifers to grow alfalfa for Saudi Arabian cattle.

[@nondescript2316]

So you live in the hottest part of the country and your having a hard time finding water humm .. wow

[@Landroverdude101]

I've never understood that... It's a desert. You moved there.. Leave it that way... You don't move into the mountains to flatten em out...

[@jaridkeen123]

We have to design our cities to be living forests. We shouldn't be flattening the land then pouring a concrete slab on top. Its killing our Cities and us

[@johnbarron4843]

Good

[@Mike-01234]

That's how builders make 100x return on their investment in tract homes. Reality is if you want to conserve get rid of Single Family homes completely and make everyone live in high rises.

[@Azamat421]

@@Mike-01234 thats a city dumbby

[@danielmorse6597]

I cant believe they are watering lawns still

[@robin5380]

You build in a desert you’re going to get a desert.

[@JeanetteFaith]

One solution: STOP Building!!!!!!

[@jytorres1029]

Hey there is a water police! Put some crops out and that'll be more useful than a useless lawn!

[@____________aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

The most intelligent comment here

[@jf3jy]

I agree.

[@lauratroxel24]

Absolutely

[@Liam1694u]

At first that would seem to make sense, but think of how much more water those crops would use. We're still looking at this from a society only perspective and not an environmental perspective. Even Sen Kelly got in wrong when talking about reducing water seeping into the soil. What?! That is one of the reasons we have a drought. Lack of aquifer due to generations of confining and diverting water, instead of letting the lands flood naturally and recharging the groundwater. Not more crops. We toss 1/2 the food we grow. We need hearty, low water consuming plants that hold the soil, reduce run off, and allow the water to recharge the system naturally.

[@brankenflowery8416]

IDK running a ranch and a farm in a desert 🏜 might be the real issue. Maybe start making closed water systems so you can manage with what you have.

[@danielmorse6597]

Cows cant use a closed water system.... but you are on a good path

[@brankenflowery8416]

@@danielmorse6597 yeah. I also think building skyscrapers of greenhouses for cities inside the city would we awesome and maybe do it in a aquaculture. With proper cleaning techniques it would be able to provide more than just plant foods.

[@PD-yd3fr]

@@brankenflowery8416 They had water when they built, more and more water being diverted to cities

[@brankenflowery8416]

@@PD-yd3fr but…… it is desert. So they should have managed water better from the start. The type of flood irrigation that they have been doing up till now has wasted a lot of the water from the colorado river.

[@PD-yd3fr]

@@brankenflowery8416 They had enough water before the cities in the desert expanded uncontrollably. Some of the most productive farmland in the country, the cities are the problem

[@isaac198428]

There should be an incentive program like they do for hybrid/electric vehicles where homeowners are encouraged to buy artificial turf instead of real grass that won’t require any water to maintain it. A smart businessman in the area should start an artificial lawn company and get rich while the drought takes that state. Especially people in the ‘greenhouse’ tree/lawn care businesses should switch to a sustainable business because grass won’t cut it for the long term.

[@mirrorface637]

great idea isaac, im gonna steal it and become a millionaire muahahahahahahahha

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

"It's not like we're just going to hit a wall overnight" .... really. This has been predicted since the early 1900's. Try telling that to farmers loosing everything right now.

[@Dee-ye2dk]

Farmers knew about that, but continue to consume at an alarming rate.

[@pakpala1]

Y'all conquered the desert... for a while.. the desert has come back to reclaim the land...

[@brahmburgers]

The desert is not DOING anything. It is what it is. It's humans who are moving to reside in areas which aren't suited for them. Scorpions, yea. Humans, no.

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

@@brahmburgers Having trouble with metaphorical speech there.

[@xevious2501]

What did Michael Burry sight as the next major issue in america/world wide? WATER

[@klausstimpy2292]

And arable land

[@jesseprice7391]

Las Vegas is building a new mega resort on the west side of town for the locals, how is this possible?

[@raypitts4880]

MONEY OF COURSE TO BE SAVED BY THOSE THAT DONT WANT IT.

[@saltzmann1]

When you see water police, it's a sign to move out. LOL.

[@freddyp4189]

A drought in the middle of a desert who would have thunk.

[@franklinpayero8382]

The old good days, will never be normal again. This is a crisis, and humans are destroying our planet. This is biblical times, without water, there's no life.

[@glennadamson9576]

There's no substitute for water, we need to do something before regret sets in, but by then it may be too late.

[@CERCARIA]

Ahh, & there's the rub. Industry & politics will do too little, too late.

[@CT-vm4gf]

I think that ship has sailed.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I'm all in favor of xeriscaping. Lawns, of all kinds, are nothing but wastes of water. Additionally, it's STUPID to have lawns made up of non-native grass.

[@tiouip]

T’was stupid to build there in the first place…🤤

[@CT-vm4gf]

Hurricanes, earthquakes, drought, tornadoes etc. We gotta live somewhere.

[@chrismartinez5163]

So if you’ve expected this all to happen for decades, why would you continue expansion? What exactly was the logic?

[@bradc32]

and i think they expect it to be worse down the road!!

[@TheLivelovelaugh165]

Lobbying... Literally just big corporations paying off our government from passing sustainability laws

[@SirManDudeGuy1]

I remember the Hoover dam having that ring 20 years ago the first time I went. I remember it was 40 feet. Now its 100 more. We need drastic change now

[@LK-pc4sq]

Why does 99% of the people here do not understand the mechanics of climate change? Humans are burning coal oil and ng and now co2 levels are at 414 ppm. co2 TRAPS heat and 93% of that heat ends up in the world ocean! We are heading into another mass extinction and it may take a few decades to see the worse of it, but it is now starting.

[@ellefields8878]

What would help is covering all that canal with a continuous solar array. Shade would help reduce evaporation.

[@ellefields8878]

@Doc Holiday Yes but we manufacture them where they take less water and that water is recycled and reused over and over in manufacturing, when you take in the amount carbon that it takes to make them and weigh it to the gigawatts of electrical power it will create and water savings by reducing evaporation not to mention the millions of jobs globally it can. Create in production, shipping, installation and service/maintenance the water used is moot. Then again I have a BARCH with a focus on sustainable building materials and practices and Productive building systems.

[@ImTheDudeMan471]

Somehow, San Diego County has a 40 year surplus of water. How did that happen? The planners and public works people need to get a gold star on their City and County I.D. badges.👍

[@joelbush1329]

And California continues to waste water with all the pools, golf courses and growing those vineyards for expensive wine.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Just shutdown those useless ranches permanently! It’s the simplest solution!

[@jamesmartel9059]

It takes approximately 1,847 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef - that's enough water to fill 39 bathtubs all the way to the top!

[@Praise___YaH]

HERE is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@gardensofthegods]

Yeah I don't eat mammals and went 7 years without eating any kind of living creature even chicken or fish or shellfish . But then I became very ill and my son did force me to eat some stew he made and as he is a hunter I did eat some venison when I was still sick and I guess it did help . It's terrible when they have to keep raising more and more animals to keep slaughtering and slaughtering and slaughtering them it's disgusting and really sad

[@blakeh8582]

Glad I live in the ozarks plenty of water.

[@googleuser868]

So if I don't take a bath for a month I used my share of the water to grow me a personal cow buffet filled with steaks, burgers and meatloaf.a

[@BobSmith-kd6lq]

Now do almonds

[@donmackay9315]

Farming in the desert. It’s an absolutely insane notion. I’d like to know how important to both the country’s agriculture needs and to the national economy that farming in places like Yuma, AZ represents. Did we really ever believe that we would never run out of water? Golf courses use enormous amounts of water. Incredible. When you fly over the desert southwest, you can see the plentiful verdant green pockets of agricultural growth from intense farming. It’s not about implementing advanced technology to prove that we can do something like farming in a desert wasteland. It’s about greed. Unfortunately the true cost of what is happening with mega droughts going on in the western US, is just now being felt. It is going to get much much worse.

[@brendatenorio5721]

Need not rip out grass but can stop expanding construction into the desert

[@JeanetteFaith]

rip out grass AND stop building!

[@c_labb9247]

Driving around vegas, have you checked the gated communities as well?

[@SuLorito]

I think this is wonderful. I hope those 5,000 families find a better way to live. This is a great opportunity for them to do good things for the world.

[@nadrojfan]

We've known since at least the 50's. In reality before that. We have done almost nothing.

[@carlshakespear7345]

Living on a tributary of the Colorado for more than 70 years has shown me the cycle of drought and abundance. Not long ago Glen Canyon dam was threatened by too much flow. Climate change wasn’t a factor then? And what about increased water demand? But the only explanation for all crises nowadays is climate change.

[@jayb9637]

Every lawn should be replaced with either desert plants, rocks, or your own personal garden.... but who are we kidding.

[@bryanjones7526]

Naw I love my palms u must be a renter lol

[@jayb9637]

@@bryanjones7526 The exact response I expected from someone that is self-centered. Yes, in fact, I do rent. Sold my house this past summer!

[@gmarshall84]

Now the youth has to pick up the slack of previous generations and they deserve good pay for it too.

[@rvw3022]

There was a guy back in the day that properly mapped the desert for city growth and sustainable water consumption and the U.S. government ignored it completely.

[@usaisnojoke]

Like they ignore everything else to this day. It's great to know stupidity doesn't change in the US government.

[@rosephoenix4634]

But those people are speaking out by now it is too little too late that they should have taken very seriously in four years ago but none of them have no emergency backup and how prophetic this is

[@dondoyle8474]

I moved to Texas three weeks ago we had 2.5 of rain last week. Everything is green and you can buy 100 round magazines and carry anytime you want 😁

[@davidleebls1874]

I have a question for you ... why is the river uncovered,,, A hundred degree weather how much water is evaporating everyday from that

[@goodday5570]

WHAT WAS THE CHANGE IN WATER USAGE... ?

[@sarabeth8050]

Deserts should never have lawns, golf courses, and swimming pools. It's just crazy.

[@wraprock-itroll-francisfra9370]

Thanks y'all Bless us all

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

I can’t wait to someday visit the ghost town formerly known as Las Vegas.

[@jacobbwalters8133]

Vegas is at least doing something. I lived in Vegas and I now live in Phoenix and the difference is night and day. In Phoenix, it’s as though nobody is even aware of the water crisis we face.

[@austinterrill3108]

Yer a jac az

[@ganon01ryanoutsen92]

Least Western Washington got so much water because we saw more mass rain drops days ago in Fall season

[@kahakelii]

You cannot get rid of the grass....it holds water.... You need to water at different hours, like the "night time", would be a huge benefit for the water supply and people....

[@banksgold]

I am very hopeful that what you learned on the river can teach Texas to reserve To maintain the water level

[@enticingmay435]

Phoenix is the fastest growing city in America and Vegas is not far behind, we are continuing to allow these unsustainable cities in the future to keep growing unchecked. This water problem is only going to get worse.

[@Glenn.Cooper]

I swear you guys broadcast most of this footage EXACTLY the same a week or so ago.

[@luguy8347]

It needs to be said over and over again, until al of U.S hears this.

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, HERE is Our TRUE Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@DRKrust492]

@@Praise___YaH Yeah....no.

[@igeekone]

Having a real grass lawn in the desert makes zero sense.

[@drkimoni5011]

POOR PEOPLE GONNA BE DRINKING RECYCLE TOILET WATER OVER AND OVER AGAIN !

[@ncikcrias508]

All that evaporation for exposed streams - they should do something about that.

[@lucille7069]

So there are farmers who are paid to not farm during this drought, even more than they already were?

[@kushking949]

Welcome to the broken states of usa

[@jeffk9405]

Apache Junction, Arizona just sold 2700 acres to two homebuilders to build 10,000 new homes.

[@carlossaenz4075]

If u guys can pipe oil across states.!!!! U can pipe water from another states that have alot of rain water each year . And u could use pcv pipe. easiest to repair and pump and to put in place

[@dovobis]

Nah we like our water in the midwest. We ain't shipping it to the desert.

[@rockstarauthority7354]

@@dovobis LMAO😭 Trust me, we don’t want any of your lead water!

[@I.M.A.Panther3619]

Could desalination plants help ? On the California coast ? Rather than hope the Colorado river will return to previous water levels ….. ?

[@brahmburgers]

I respectfully disagree with the sage Senator. Climate is not THE BIGGEST concern for future generations. It's #2. #1 is lessening human population growth.

[@rookie08]

This really makes me sad.. the fact it’s happening faster

[@Coolbeans-fq7zn]

Yup a fire and famine my friend one day we might end up on a starving families plate

[@jeremygates51]

The earth is 3/4 water, this the equivalent of saying we running out of air. How come saudi arabia has solved its water problems 🤔.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

Because this is the United States and we, as a people, are frickin' stupid.

[@georgeluna5845]

Home owners should have to rain harvest all the water they waste on their lawns.

[@eagleeye1542]

In most places it is illegal to gather rain water.

[@karmakazi219]

@@eagleeye1542 It's illegal in NV but legal in AZ. Phoenix only gets about 9" of rain per year, though. Still worth harvesting but I definitely would use it for a garden. What good is a lawn?

[@eltorocal]

I was out here in the early 80's, and we talked about the Water Rights and Usage quite a bit. We talked about the melt of the polar caps in the N. Hemisphere and Southern... and people would tell us that we were making something out of nothing, and that these are just changing weather patterns. Well, changing for the worse in as much Population growth and migration throughout the world... the ones who told us that we were just 'fear mongering" were the rich folks that we contracted for... the ones who we always seemed to have a hard time collecting our pay from... the ones who Pay less in taxes.

[@swrtsolutionsinc.1092]

irrigation+rainfall = evaporation + transpiration + runoff + leaching Which one of these processes do Farmers really have control over during the growing season? If you have the ability to irrigate your sandy soils and water is cheap and plentiful, then you are fortunate and have some control on the left side of the equation. If you do not have irrigation, you must look at the factors on the right side of the equation to see what can be controlled or minimized to benefit your crop. Evaporation from the soil surface can be reduced with mulch or leaving crop residue on the soil surface. Transpiration is a function of the plant leaf surface area and the weather. Runoff is or should be minimal in sandy textured soils with high percolation rates. This leaves the leaching of water out of the root zone as the #1 controllable loss of moisture to your crop. Interrupting the downward movement of moisture in your soil by installing a "smart" barrier can greatly reduce the leaching of water and nutrients. SWRT subsurface membranes detain/retain up to 90% of irrigation or rainfall in the root zone for crop use by disrupting the gravitational movement of water in the soil while still allowing excess water to percolate and do not create anaerobic soil conditions.

[@Drew-fu8fc]

Read “Where the water goes.” Preventing or stopping development, reducing usage, aren’t the simple solutions they seem to be.

[@Dee-ye2dk]

Restore native trees, end mono cropping, animal agriculture is not flipping needed to sustain America. We’ve had decades of this coming

[@bggraham83]

So i live in Maryland...so i don't have to worry. We have lots of rivers over this way.

[@ARMYEEUU]

in the eastcoast watching this on my phone while I'm taking a shower 🚿 for 3 hours and sprinklers at full blast without the water police harrasing me 🙃

[@janarjahimees2601]

Not only water problem, also energy problem, get some solar panels on those roofs. Wastage of water to energy for cooling homes during peak hours must clean water reservoir nicely.

[@scotcoon1186]

The southern Nevada water authority has been trying to get a pipeline approved to drain the northern part of the state. They have been (illegally) buying land and water rights in northern Nevada and Utah. We are only 2 generations removed from the first settlers to that part if the country. We don't know if this drought is really the normal, and that we arrived during an abnormally wet period.

[@TheWOLFMAN6220]

ASK KRISTIN SINEMA ABOUT HER UNWILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE.

[@macrograms]

Parasitizing survival resources from everything around you and they're like "gee. i wonder if we're sustainable." it that a real question from a real reporter or are we just stoned today?

[@anlu3365]

Exactly! Nature always get the last middle finger!

[@BobSmith-kd6lq]

I'm fairly high, but I know better than to build in the desert and complain about having a water problem 😂

[@donovanmills5911]

Is there really actually a way to save water. It's like saying that everybody must have a dishwasher or it's against the law. The newer dishwashers use less than 4 gallons of water it's forsure a good idea.

[@northerniltree]

The canals lose huge amounts of water to evaporation. Leakage makes it worse. Western water management needs to address both of these transport problems as part of any long term solution.

[@cleigh113]

I lived in the SW for a bit...if there is not enough water the town I lived in would not issue or approve new building permits...pretty simple. Our infrastructure is built on ideal conditions existing.

[@MrArtist7777]

I live in Arizona and farming makes zero sense here. Virtually all crop farming in AZ is to feed cattle, which is insane, especially as beef consumption is rapidly declining.

[@LK-pc4sq]

Watch Racing extinction the movie! In Brazil millions of acres of Amazon rain forest are being pulled down to raise cattle. Co2 levels globally re going up and that is causing climate change"heating of the atmphere" which WILL lead to a MASS extinction on Earth. Three of the last Five mass extinctions were caused by Greenhouse gasses co2 emitted by volcanoes. Well humans are the volcanoes of earth and we emit FAR more co2 in such a short time of Earths history, humans are accelerating climate change 1,000 time greater then the PETM or the 251 million year great dying event.

[@TheLivelovelaugh165]

I hate that cattle farming is top priority. If people need meat, raise goats and sheep. They're less harsh on the environment, less harmful diseases to humans, the manure helps farming, milk-producers, and less greenhouse gases. Of course these ranchers deny any of this and hope one day they can sell a golden cow.

[@Starfish2145]

Agriculture sucks up 70% of the water in Arizona

[@babooll5632]

Vegas was a stupid idea to begin with. Build a city in the desert and rely on water from elsewhere ?