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There's very little freshwater in California, but a farmer could irrigate their fields with seawater.

Planting fields with drought-resistant crops, such as artichokes.

Raising livestock that consume less water, like goats and chickens.

Switching from spray irrigation to drip-line irrigation, which uses less water.

Experimenting with hot-house cultivation.

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Much of the Shenandoah Valley is devoted to beef cattle, whose feces contaminate the watershed from water runoff containing E. coli.

An electricity-producing firm that has been grandfathered into existing environmental policy dumps pollutants directly into San Francisco Bay regularly.

In the 1970s, companies that produced decaffeinated coffee regularly dumped the chlorophyll waste byproduct into nearby watersheds.

At the turn of the last century, oil refineries were making huge profits on kerosene, but gasoline was considered a waste product at the time and was regularly discharged into the local rivers and waterways.

In the early 1900s, rivers in the Eastern industrial cities in America were catching fire due to pollution from factories that ran along the waterways.

Waste water that originates from showers, dishwashers, and sinks that can be reused for irrigation.

Waste water from toilets that can be reused for irrigation.

Waste water from toilets that is unfit for irrigation or any reuse.

Waste water from sinks, toilets, and household appliances that is unfit for irrigation or reuse.

Water that has been contaminated by human or animal fecal waste and has the potential to contaminate larger bodies of water.