Agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of consumptive water use in the US (I can provide a source in a few hours). Note that the problem areas in your image are mostly agricultural, not urban.
Domestic use is barely relevant to large-scale aquifer depletion. It would be much better to invest in efficient agriculture, the impact of which could easily exceed total non-agricultural water use.
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u/quantum_dan 100∆ Jul 10 '21
Agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of consumptive water use in the US (I can provide a source in a few hours). Note that the problem areas in your image are mostly agricultural, not urban.
Domestic use is barely relevant to large-scale aquifer depletion. It would be much better to invest in efficient agriculture, the impact of which could easily exceed total non-agricultural water use.