Southwest Pools

Why are people in the Southwest allowed to have outdoor pools? Sure, pools are pleasant and great for relaxation, but the thousands of gallons they hold are still water, and in an arid climate water evaporates rather quickly. Those thousands of gallons must be topped off to keep the water level the same because there is also very little rain.

Disturbingly, Americans use water the same way whether they live next to a large New Hampshire lake or next to a large Arizona desert. Shouldn't people limit their usage if the climate provides less water for them? It seems fine for someone to have a pool in a humid and temperate climate, but in a hot and dry one, it is very foolish.

State governments in the Southwest should pass laws making it illegal to have a private outdoor pool. Imagine how much water it would save!

I have heard that the Colorado River no longer reaches its delta. How disturbing is that, that humans have sucked so much water from a natural body that it doesn't flow to the sea? Water should stop being used so foolishly in the Southwest to save our underwater aquifers and our drying-up rivers lest they risk drying out for good.