<story><title>In the US, wells being drilled ever deeper as groundwater vanishes</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/wells-are-getting-deeper-as-groundwater-gets-depleted/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hombre_fatal</author><text>Why not just price water to reflect supply realities?&lt;p&gt;Why would anyone care about saving water when it&amp;#x27;s so dirt cheap? &amp;quot;Awareness&amp;quot; seems like a waste of time in comparison.</text></item><item><author>srameshc</author><text>The same phenomenon is happening is happening in China &amp;amp; India and probably many other parts of he world as well. As we become more a more affluent society, our on water consumption increases. We need to raise awareness at a global level about preserving and saving water.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&amp;#x2F;china&amp;#x2F;archive&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;28-000-rivers-disappeared-in-china-what-happened&amp;#x2F;275365&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&amp;#x2F;china&amp;#x2F;archive&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;28-000-riv...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;photos&amp;#x2F;rivers-run-dry&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;photos&amp;#x2F;rivers...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>abraae</author><text>Exactly. My father in law lives in a town that has no water metering (and usually, but not always, plenty of water).
In the summer he puts his sprinklers in 2 or 3 times a day, even when dire warnings are issued about water consumption.
Human behavior is all about the impact on the back pocket (particularly if you are a pensioner).</text></comment>
<story><title>In the US, wells being drilled ever deeper as groundwater vanishes</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/wells-are-getting-deeper-as-groundwater-gets-depleted/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hombre_fatal</author><text>Why not just price water to reflect supply realities?&lt;p&gt;Why would anyone care about saving water when it&amp;#x27;s so dirt cheap? &amp;quot;Awareness&amp;quot; seems like a waste of time in comparison.</text></item><item><author>srameshc</author><text>The same phenomenon is happening is happening in China &amp;amp; India and probably many other parts of he world as well. As we become more a more affluent society, our on water consumption increases. We need to raise awareness at a global level about preserving and saving water.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&amp;#x2F;china&amp;#x2F;archive&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;28-000-rivers-disappeared-in-china-what-happened&amp;#x2F;275365&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&amp;#x2F;china&amp;#x2F;archive&amp;#x2F;2013&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;28-000-riv...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;photos&amp;#x2F;rivers-run-dry&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.nationalgeographic.com&amp;#x2F;environment&amp;#x2F;photos&amp;#x2F;rivers...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Amezarak</author><text>A lot of people outside of cities have their own groundwater wells, which is at least part of what the article is talking about. How do you price water people are pulling directly from the ground with their own equipment?</text></comment>