Climate change could spell trouble for 'reusable' water.

• Author: Iwan, Gregory
• Position: READERS RESPOND - Letter to the editor

Enjoyed your magazine's piece on water. Please note that with already-evident climate change, "reusable" supply may become quite problematic, moreover, trading food production for Kentucky blue might be very foolish.

At the least, it appears that food will need to be transported (at probably ever-increasing cost) farther to population "centers," if we continue to retire farms a la Arizona. By the way: Mention was made of water "shortage" in Albuquerque. Most of the water "under" that city is in the hands of a number of private entities you could count on...