eventually. in the meantime, the call to use less puts fresh scrutiny on heavy industries like golf, especially after arizona public investigation found that 30% to 50% of courses here use more than their share of water with little oversight. state records show that the water cops of arizona issued a punishment against a golf course exactly twice in the last 20 years. so it s pretty obvious that from the feds down to the locals, people aren t exactly lining up to be the tough sheriff desperately needed to tame water use in the wild west. i don t golf. so i don t feel i need to defend golf. but i will say this. people focused on it because it s visible. but there are lots of things about what we do, what we consume, what we eat, what we wear that are also very water intensive. i don t like to think of it in terms of we don t have enough water. i like to think of it in terms
searching for the least worst option, but in the meantime water levels continue to fall. and we will invest heavily in conservation, efficiency, reuse and advanced water technologies like desalination. reporter: arizona s outgoing governor wants to build a desalination facility. after an arizona republican investigation found that 30% to 50% of golf courses are here use more than their share of water with little oversight. state records show that the water cops of arizona have issued a punishment against a golf course exactly twice in the last 20 years. so it pretty obvious that from the feds down to the locals, people aren t exactly lining up to be the tough sheriff desperately needed to tame water use in the wild west. i don t golf so i don t feel
tame water use in the wild west. i don t golf. so i don t feel a need to defend golf but i will say this, people focus on it because it s visible. but there are a lot of things about what we do, what we consume, what we eat, what we wear that are also very water intensive. i don t like to think of it in terms of we don t have enough water. i like to think of it in terms of what do we have enough water for? do we want to build semi conductor factories or grow cotton? do we want to grow subdivisions or have high density development that is more water efficient? those are the conversations that we need to have. reporter: bill weir, cnn, phoenix. and more parts of the country are drying out as well. in texas, over 90% of the state is currently experiencing drought. with nearly 62% under extreme or exceptional drought conditions. that s most of texas. the two highest categories
governor wants to build a desalination plant in mexico and canals in kansas to bring more water eventually, but in the meantime the call to use less puts fresh scrutiny on thursday industries like golf. especially after an arizona republican investigation found that 30 to 50% of courses use more than their share of water with little oversight. state records show that the water cost of arizona have issued a punishment against the golf course exactly twice in the last 20 years. it s obvious that from the feds down to the locals, people aren t lining up to be the tough sheriff, desperately needed to tame water use in the wild west. i don t golf. i don t feel a need to defend golf. but i will say people focus on it because it s visible. there are lots of things about what we do, what we consume, what we eat, what we wear that are very water intensive. i don t like to think of it in terms of we don t have enough
use in the wild west. i don t golf. so i don t feel a need to defend golf. but i will say this. people focus on it because it s visible. but there are lots of things about what we do, what we consume, what we eat, what we wear, that are also very water intensive. so i don t like to think of it in terms of we don t have enough water. i like to think of it in terms of what do we have enough water for? do we want to build semiconductor factoryies or do e want to grow cotton. do we want to grow subdivisions or have something that is water efficient. those are the conversations we need to have. reporter: bill weir, cnn, phoenix. still to come, home sales in the u.s. have now fallen for six months in a row. so why do prices keep going up? we ll discuss with a senior economist at realtor.com after this. if she overdraws by $50 or less. and, kyle, well, he s keeping calm with anotheher day