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by fuzzy_biscuit 47 days ago
Whether it is or isn't happens to be beside the point. It's water being removed from the system en masse for a non-essential function, i.e. other than sustaining life, while driving up the cost of other utilities.

If we're trying to deny the usage "tier," I'd argue we're being intentionally obtuse at worst and foolish at best.