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Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds (www.latimes.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the clarification!