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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate to throw a wrench into it, but I'd go the capitalism route: money. There is a price to water and the price goes up until supply and demand are balanced.

Perhaps you have a floor where every individual gets 10 gallons per day for free, but after that we let the market rule.

Either that, or do what we do with all "natural" disasters. Blunder ahead with no guardrails and call for the federal government when bad things happen.[/quote]
Residential water use in Phoenix, and I'd presume other areas in the west, is basically nothing compared to the alfalfa fields for hay being shipped to Saudi Arabia. Even golf courses don't use enough water to be so alarmist. If they completely turned off water to every residential customer in the Valley tomorrow, you'd barely even notice the tiny blip in usage compared to what's used for agriculture.

Anyone who tries to argue that the solution lies with the individual consumer is either misinformed or a bad faith actor.[/quote]

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