Texas is experiencing a "data center boom" right now, with very little accounting of water demand. The state is in the process of developing our 5-year water plan, so it will be interesting to see if/how they account for this new water demand. Good thing climate change does not exist in Texas.
Up to half of California's water, directly or indirectly, is used to raise cattle. Growing hay and alfalfa under the blistering desert summer sun in Imperial/Colorado River/San Joaquin Valleys makes no sense, especially when said feed is shipped to other countries. Only 20 percent of the state's water is used for residential/industrial/commercial/golf courses, etc. I'd guess Arizona's water is similarly disproportioned. The cattle feed farming needs to move east, maybe use the ethanol corn farmlands for that purpose. That's where I'd start the discussion anyway.
Texas is experiencing a "data center boom" right now, with very little accounting of water demand. The state is in the process of developing our 5-year water plan, so it will be interesting to see if/how they account for this new water demand. Good thing climate change does not exist in Texas.
Up to half of California's water, directly or indirectly, is used to raise cattle. Growing hay and alfalfa under the blistering desert summer sun in Imperial/Colorado River/San Joaquin Valleys makes no sense, especially when said feed is shipped to other countries. Only 20 percent of the state's water is used for residential/industrial/commercial/golf courses, etc. I'd guess Arizona's water is similarly disproportioned. The cattle feed farming needs to move east, maybe use the ethanol corn farmlands for that purpose. That's where I'd start the discussion anyway.