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Positioning for When Water Runs Out: Part II

This study for using Reverse Osmosis to supply water to City of Tuscon, AZ may be of interest to those reading this thread.

www.usbr.gov/pmts/wate...

I believe Tuscon is the largest city to rely solely on groundwater for its supply.

www.usbr.gov/lc/region...

Positioning for When Water Runs Out: Part II

Great thread, and thanks to everyone for the links. I wanted to add that it is often overlooked that people often inhabit areas of the World in numbers that the environment cannot support. The population of the Western US far exceeds its water table and water resources. You would think that culturally, water usage in this part of the country would be different, but largely it is not. Some homeowners xeriscape, and some communities use gray water vice potable for irrigation, promote water restrictive car washes, but more often than not, you'll find a golf course in the desert, water theme parks, grassy public parks, and population sprawl. Cities like Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles have never established development limitations, based on something as obvious as resource limitations, and so they face water shortages. Imagine that...