[HN Gopher] Editorial: California should say goodbye to grass th...
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       Editorial: California should say goodbye to grass that's only there
       for looks
        
       Author : DoreenMichele
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2023-08-13 21:05 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | someonehere wrote:
       | Get rid of golf courses first. I saw many on my road trip from
       | one side of the state to the other.
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       | We also need more water storage because we just had a ton of
       | rainfall and let it run out to the ocean this summer.
        
         | nwellinghoff wrote:
         | Can you report some numbers relative to total water use that
         | justify that statement? Golf is a very popular sport and they
         | often use reclaimed water not suitable for drinking. The grass
         | also has a "function" as its the surface for the sport. Do they
         | really account for that much water usage vs everyone having a
         | lawn that does nothing?
        
           | DoreenMichele wrote:
           | _Golf, he said, consumes less than 1% of all water used in
           | California, but nearly 25% of Coachella Valley water._
           | 
           | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-09/steve-
           | lo...
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           | I have mixed feelings about golf courses, but there is a
           | thimbleful of actual data for you.
        
         | YeBanKo wrote:
         | San Francisco alone have 6 public golf courses. And some of
         | them are loosing lots of money, primarily due to cost of
         | upkeep. And they are literally used by a handful of people at a
         | time, while every other patch of land is packed with visitors.
        
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