People also need to remember that the last few years (not counting this one) were abnormally dry. Eastern Nebraska does not usually see such severe, sustained drought. It's great to actively work to conserve some water, but we're not anywhere close to a climate where full on desert plants are warranted or necessary.
And I'll say again, if you have a desert landscape in an area like this (Omaha), you're a f'ing retard. Not only is it impractical, but it looks stupid and out of place. I personally don't give a f#*k what people in Colorado do. And btw, Omaha, which is the location the question was asked about, gets double the annual rainfall that Colorado Springs does. So I doubly don't give a sh#t what they do when it pertains to the specific question I was answering. That's much closer to desert conditions in terms of annual precipitation, and I'm willing to bet over the course of a year, far more water evaporates out of the ground in Colorado Springs than does in Omaha.
So there you go.