It's not just the panhandle, of course — the Ogallala Aquifer extends across multiple states (including Colorado). But, in a classic example of the Tragedy of the Commons, Texas has not had any restrictions on individual land owners pumping out however much water they want to pump out (or sell).
(I'll also note the cattle trough below which would probably lose less water if it were canopied or otherwise covered, and the first photo in the story showing a nicely watered lawn around Mr Spinharne's flag pole.)
Oh, well — I don't have the answers, except that I'm sure it will come down to less government regulation and letting the free market make it all better for everyone.
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More on Texas' pending water crisis.
The Last Drop: America’s Breadbasket Faces Dire Water Crisis
Editor’s note: This story is one in a series on a crisis in America’s Breadbasket –the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer and its effects on a region that hel…
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Those who claim to know say water will be a commodity soon.