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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems bad out west with the water supply. What does it mean in near term? Worst case scenarios? People are still moving out there - is it more hype and consequences aren't as dire with back up contingencies if dams don't fill or are people just not really concerned but should be? Curious as we've always wanted to relo west post kids graduations.  The housing out there does t seem to have taken a hit but the news seems focused on the water shortage concerns - would love to know the reality of expectations as we have many relatives in N CA and Vegas areas.[/quote]

So this isn't a direct answer, but in short, I would expect it to get worse. Possibly much worse. Google and read some articles. There's going to be a fight between commercial/agriculture and the home user.

My parents are in an arid part of West Texas and a few years ago water prices skyrocketed b/c of the oil business. Lots of people put in wells of their own (just to water plants/yard - the water has so many naturally occurring minerals in it that you can't really drink it) but a lot of other people put in fake turf instead of grass.

I think places with acute use shortages will not allow grass. Las Vegas is already going down this route: [url]https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/las-vegas-pushes-ban-ornamental-grass-77006404[/url][/quote]

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