[who_would_fardels_bear]

My understanding is that farms use the vast majority of the water so curbing urban use doesn't get us very far.

Do they have to grow cotton in Arizona? Lettuce in SoCal?

Instead of trying to move more water to desert crops, perhaps they could move the crops closer to the water.

[metmom]

Instead of trying to move more water to desert crops, perhaps they could move the crops closer to the water.

This is the government we're talking about. Your solution makes too much sense.

[crz]

Maybe you should take a look at google earth along the Colorado river?

BTW, a lot of that land is Indian reservations. They hold the water rights to the Colorado in those areas.

[SisterK]

Saudis are buying farmland, putting in huge deep wells, planting alfalfa and then shipping the alfalfa to Saudi Arabia. Or so I have been told by a number of reputable sources.