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by whatshisface 953 days ago
"Be thirsty" is not a remotely likely outcome for cutting back on the vast majority of water use patterns... you shower with more water than you drink and our agricultural system is based on aquifer-supplied irrigation.
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the aquifers are discharging faster than they are recharging in an awful lot of cases
Yes, and almost all of that water is going to non-potable water applications.