Entropy, schmentropy. 1000 gallons of water costs, retail, where I live, 2 dollars and 23 cents. And I live in the arid west--a desert. If it's such a sin to waste it, and it costs so much to treat it, why is it so cheap at the spigot? I take long showers, and water my grass, and flush when I pee--rather than let the "yellow mellow" because it is worth the 38 dollars a month I pay for the privilege of a bathroom that doesn't smell like a New York City alley.I'm with the Trumpsters here. Conserving water will happen when the market assigns a price that is commensurate with it's value to life--not a third the size of their cable bill.Drain Hetch Hetchy!
Environmental Planner wrote:
In many places potable water is a major consumer of energy. That is another factor. The engineer had it right, though. Read up on water infrastructure, as well as groundwater and surface water systems and how they interact with land use. Again, you'll answer your own question.