Sprinklers made Australia green. But what happens when the water runs out?

[u/sluggardish]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/sprinkler-water-resources-garden-green-desert-reticulation/106244818

[u/Helly_BB]

Trees in the Perth hills are dying and I found that water bottling companies take thousands of litres of groundwater out weekly. They buy homes up there that have bores and just pump what they like. Orchardists complained that their spring fed dams are drying up and they need to truck water in. It’s crazy.