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Marin County’s first water conservation summit draws crowd, ideas

Posted by: Maven on July 9, 2009 at 7:11 am

From the Contra Costa Times:

The county held its first water conservation summit Wednesday as Marin faces critical decisions about its water future. More than 150 people turned out at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael for the Marin Municipal Water District-sponsored event to hear the district’s plans for conservation and from a panel of water experts.

The summit came against the backdrop of what the district says is a water shortfall masked by recent wet years. While beating the conservation drum, other sources, in particular the desalination of bay water, might be needed to make sure the county doesn’t go dry in a drought, district officials say. Others believe conservation will provide the county with enough water to meet needs.

The district has already moved to push low-flow toilets and shower heads, has replaced grass fields with synthetic surfaces and offers rebates for water-wise washing machines among other programs. That effort has helped reduce water consumption 25 percent since 1987.

It hopes to reduce water use another 10 to 15 percent in the next 15 years through new technology, including high-tech meters that give users a better sense of how much water they use and low-tech solutions such as rain catchment systems.

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July 9, 2009 · Filed Under Bay Area

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One Response to “Marin County’s first water conservation summit draws crowd, ideas”

  1. BeWaterWiseRep on July 10th, 2009 4:05 am

    As water levels drop across the world, water shortage has become a serious issue. It is time we began conserving to reduce the stress on the system.

    There are numerous simple and inexpensive tips we can follow to conserve water, such as installing low flow toilets, washing only full loads of dishes in the dishwasher, spending less time in the shower etc.
    If you would also like to chip in and help conserve water please visit BeWaterWise.com, a relevant link would be http://tr.im/rIUt
    And don’t forget to spread the word around.

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