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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Water usage far exceed sustainability level in the desert southwest, US

Water usage far exceed sustainability level in the desert southwest, US

The American West has a 'drinking problem'. On farms and in cities, we are guzzling water at an alarming rate. Scientists say that to live sustainably, we should use no more than 40 percent of the water from the Colorado River Basin. As it is now, we use 76 percent.
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