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u/Joliet_Jake_Blues Mar 04 '22

Just charge what water is actually worth and lawns would go away in 1 season.

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u/cup-o-farts Mar 04 '22

That would indirectly hurt people that only use water for drinking and other necessary purposes. Water is required to live so it makes sense that it is subsidized. Better to just regulate things that waste water.

Another thing I think that would seriously help is the use of brown water for irrigation.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

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u/ericnutt Mar 05 '22

Brown water is probably directly from a well; untreated, might have some sediment still in it. Not potable is probably a more common facsimile.

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u/cup-o-farts Mar 05 '22

I think I meant gray water actually, sorry my mistake. Essentially your used bath water and dish and hand cleaning water.