[andreiii]

is not like that water stays within the animal. most of it is back into the natural circuit very quick.

[masklinn]

The same is true of most crops, almonds contain less than 5% water.

The problem is that the water is still pumped out the acquifer, and non-acquifer water is still water which generally becomes unavailable to other uses because it evaporates or is too polluted.

[myshpa]

And those pastures and alfalfa fields don't replenish aquifers, forests do.