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by concordDance 1090 days ago
> 5. Collect rain water and/or use less water

A lot of the classic list of feel good things do little or come with giant asterisks and this is a good example.

Potable water shortages are a very serious problem... that affects particular areas at particular times.

A little town on a tributary of the amazon in the rainy season can use as much water as they want to water their lawns or bath in and it will cause no issues, while a drought striken area must preserve all their water.