[quote=esmith]It may drive home prices UP rather than down. Water shortages will put an end to indiscriminate building and cut off the supply of new housing.
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Or we could just stop building houses with lush green lawns in the middle of the desert. We could take care of alot of houses water needs with the water we keep grass green with.

And if grass is that important to you there are plenty of places in the midwest where you couldnt stop grass from growing if you tried.