I do not understand why we don’t just plant switch grass and be done with it? It’s native to a large swath of the arable land, doesn’t require as much (in some areas any) irrigation and it’s good for the soil.
https://cropwatch.unl.edu/benefits-switchgrass-hay-and-forage
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Also 6.24 is closer to a third of 19.25 than it is a half. Which is still a massive amount of water. Why inflate the numbers by saying nearly a half?
I do not understand why we don’t just plant switch grass and be done with it? It’s native to a large swath of the arable land, doesn’t require as much (in some areas any) irrigation and it’s good for the soil. https://cropwatch.unl.edu/benefits-switchgrass-hay-and-forage
https://utia.tennessee.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/269/2023/10/SP701-B.pdf
Edit: Also 6.24 is closer to a third of 19.25 than it is a half. Which is still a massive amount of water. Why inflate the numbers by saying nearly a half?
Water which evaporates from reservoirs or wetlands isn’t “drawn” from the river for human use. So it’s about half of water removed for human use
Thanks for the clarification!
What’s even more frustrating is that it’s not useful. Here’s an article about Utah’s water usage WRT alfalfa:
So, Utah is using 2/3 of their water to produce 0.2% of their GDP and exports almost a third of it. It’s completely stupid…