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rddtact t1_ixmv4o3 wrote

Reply to comment by rop_top in Cheap, sensor-based agriculture could slash water use by up to 70% | We could definitely use something like this with all the droughts around. by chrisdh79

Also doesn't help that in most states water rights are use it or lose it, the system is geared towards waste.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/use-it-or-lose-it-laws-worsen-western-u-s-water-woes

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/29/1125905928/the-colorado-river-water-shortage-is-forcing-tough-choices-in-7-states

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