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LongtimeAZDem

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11. We need to stop growing lettuce just so that the rest of the country can have salad out of season

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2022, 10:29 PM

Dec 2022

If we irrigation agriculture, which contributes a small percentage of Arizona's income and uses 80% of our water, we'll have all we need here.

People love to make fun of us for living in the desert, but they sure love their cheap veggies.

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Uh, OK; Plan To "Solve" Drought: Desalinate Seawater In Mexico, Then Pipe It 200 Miles To Arizona [View all] hatrack Dec 2022 OP

Bad idea. But before the Salt River was fucked with, Phoenix was a place that raised huge ... marble falls Dec 2022 #1

Water finance board is concerned but not THAT concerned as long as there is money to be made. flying_wahini Dec 2022 #2

I looked at pics of desalination plants a while back. I suppose the reason we have so few is where brewens Dec 2022 #3

A $5 billion dollar project paid for entirely with private investor money? Since when has any in2herbs Dec 2022 #4

The article notes estimated prices per acre-foot north of $2,000 . . . hatrack Dec 2022 #9

I agree Delphinus Dec 2022 #13

The water should be publically owned Turbineguy Dec 2022 #5

Cheaper labor and fewer worries about environmental impacts. Magoo48 Dec 2022 #6

And Mexico is going to say, "Sure, why not?" hunter Dec 2022 #7

how much of a red flag is it that they insist on building in mexico? mopinko Dec 2022 #8

Actually it makes a lot of sense... Finishline42 Dec 2022 #10

We need to stop growing lettuce just so that the rest of the country can have salad out of season LongtimeAZDem Dec 2022 #11

There are an estimated 18,000 + desalination plants in operation around the world RIGHT NOW Caribbeans Dec 2022 #12

And that piped oil costs $50 per 42-gallon barrel. NickB79 Dec 2022 #14