Price of Bottled water.

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jadinolf

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We buy water from a vending machine here.

Bring your own bottles.

10 cents a gallon.
 

Sphexi

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I pay 38 cents per 1.5L of water, that translates to about 70 cents per gallon (or so). I buy in bulk, and it's good tasting water, better than what comes from the city here.
 

dds14u

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Originally posted by: leftyman
maybe we should start a water cartel and force the Saudi's and other desert dwellers to pony up big time for the tasty h2o

100 bottles for a barrel of oil?
 

mercanucaribe

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Why do people think water "isn't a commodity"? Tell that to Ozarka and the farmers battling for the rights to use the same aquifer. The water in there is decreasing, and will eventually be gone. Agriculture in that area might collapse, because water IS a commodity, especially aquifer water (aka Spring Water).

The Edwards Aquifer that's partially in Texas is also an issue. Farmers are using more water than gets put in. If you drive through Austin you'll see signs like "Entering Edwards Aquifer recharge zone" or "Entering Barton Creek Watershed". The reason they are there is because of the susceptibility of the aquifer to pollution. Dump motor oil and it's going straight through (limestone caves don't filter like sand and clay do).