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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. ...

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 bike desalination. >> reporter: arizona's outgoing governor wants to build a desalination plant in mexico and canals in kansas to bring more water eventually. in the meantime, the call to use less puts less scrutiny on thirsty industries like golf, especially after an arizona republican investigation found that 30% to 50% of courses here use more than their share of water with little oversight. state records s...

De-salination. meantime, the call to use less puts fresh scrutiny on thirsty industries like goff, especially after an "arizona republic" investigation found 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 have issued 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 a need to defend golf...

Comes to water. it recycles every drop that goes down a drain in every house and hotel room. grass lawns are already banned for any new homes. and its 14 water cops patrol sprinkler use. >> water is running off the property and heading down the street. >> there we go! >> reporter: and even those famous fountains on the las vegas strip use water from a private well, not lake mead. >> for having a reputation as a city of excess, we're actually one of the most water-efficient cities in the world. >> reporter: and now it's doubling down to save even more. ben tracy, cbs news, las vegas. >> o'donne...

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