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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or learn to live with less water?  I do think its insane that people have lived in these arid areas and insist on having green grass, pools, etc instead of learning to live within the environment that is there. [/quote]

I grew up in an arid area and I can tell you've never been.  The area was designed with limiting water usage.  People had small yards of often native plants.  Every neighborhood had at least one large grassy area for kids to play in that was maintained by the city often using gray water or no water.  The small yards allowed a walkable and bikeable area.  The paths were lined with native plants that didn't require much attention.

In Arizona and New Mexico where it is even drier people have dirt or gravel yards.  I've also seen artificial turf.

Keep in mind that the weather of these last few years don't mirror the rainfall that was received when these cities and towns were growing.  It's a bit like wondering why the DC suburbs didn't just put in more metro connections in 1910.[/quote]
That’s great about people’s yards but http://www.golfarizona.com/courses/[/quote]

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