| ▲ | nozzlegear 9 hours ago | |
How much do the lawns in Phoenix actually contribute to this problem? | ||
| ▲ | satellites 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Comparatively very little, when stacked against the massive usage of water by agricultural irrigation. Source: https://conormclaughlin.net/2023/03/visualizing-water-consum... Using an unsustainable amount of water to grow cattle feed and romaine lettuce in one of the most arid places on Earth is a questionable choice. It seems like the choice will be made for us, soon. | ||
| ▲ | adolph 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Everything contributes but residential use is a much smaller share in total. Arizona water utilization by class [0]:
0. https://mapazdashboard.arizona.edu/article/arizonas-water-us... | ||