2007 climate study predicted permanent drought in Southwest

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1. We can make it if we adapt and reduce our water use to sane levels.

We need to make a concerted effort to reduce use in all sectors, agricultural, industrial, commercial and residential.

Some of the agricultural areas may have to be left to become the deserts they always were before the water projects, and smart irrigation techniques mandated.

More and more industries will have to conserve, reduce, and recycle water. This is totally doable.

We haven't even begun to do what's possible with respect to greywater systems and residential conservation and efficiency.

Basically, we need to do with water what we've done with electricity: educate and promote and regulate. California is the most progressive state in the nation with respect to energy efficiency (not including transportation).

Now let's do it with water!