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EnigoBongtoya t1_jdadm57 wrote

Reply to comment by Total_Customer_6627 in Overconsumption of water 'draining humanity's lifeblood,' UN chief says by No-Drawing-6975

It's a decent start. Golf consumes a lot of water for nothing. As does modern yards. We should move to more local wildflower like gardens.

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One_Prior_9909 t1_jdb346z wrote

Golf courses tend to use water that's not suitable for human consumption. If you added up all of the water used for golf courses and landscaping, it would only be a small fraction of what agriculture uses. The real problem is farming in arid areas

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kingofpotatopeople92 t1_jdbkgg0 wrote

Problem is both. I do have some doubt that wealthy people are walking around golf courses that are watered with 'not suitable for human consumption water.'

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Widegina t1_jdedqmj wrote

And what they don't know doesn't hurt them. It's common practice to water with non-potable water.

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