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In Utah, 80% of water use goes to agriculture. And farmers pay about 1% of what residential customers pay for water.

As a nation, we have this fantasy of turning the desert green. The book Cadillac Desert lists our national obsession with massive water projects that never pay for themselves and that always require massive tax subsidies.

https://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing...




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