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Does Phoenix trend conservative politically?
👀👀👀 Where all my Phoenix consultants at?
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It’s overblown in the sense everyone blames lawns and golf courses etc. the vast majority of the water is taken by commercial farming. If we would stop growing stuff that shouldn’t be grown in the desert, like almonds, we wouldn’t be in such a bad position.
D1 There aren’t nearly as many Saudi owned farms as there are farms owned by owners in other countries. Media just hates Arabs and gives others a pass
I thought this was interesting… those homes that still have flood irrigation (approx 1% of all customers in the valley — not just residential) take up 7.5% of our water every year: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/05/arizona-water-one-percenters
“60,000 acre-feet of water were delivered to that small number of residents in 2019….
…In that same year, the Salt River Project sent 36,003 acre-feet to Phoenix-area schools, parks, golf courses and churches (and 63,500 acre-feet to farmers – another story entirely) to irrigate trees and turf.”
So almost DOUBLE the water sent to those 1% of homes, than all Phoenix golf courses, schools, and churches COMBINED in 2019. That was almost exactly the amount that went to farmers that year too (all our food grown here vs. lawns for 1% of homes). So we definitely have places we can conserve water…
I have also always wondered why we don’t have water restrictions in this city. I have lived here 20 years and have never been restrictions, and water is DIRT CHEAP compared to when I lived in St. Louis and KC.
Damn, I'm a one-percenter 😂
We are literally losing the source (i.e. CAP water from the Colorado river) that provides about 40% to 50% of the water we have been using for the last 30 years.
I’ve been told that Arizona water usage is pretty good compared to other states near here
I have heard this many times as well.
the answer to this question really depends on who you ask. In short, yes we have a lot less water than we did two decades ago.
Tough when a place like Arizona doesn't have as many natural reservoirs as places like Minnesota or any of the states in the midwest with enormous lakes.