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How San Diego’s largest water users are conserving (or not)

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 20, 2009 at 6:32 am

From the Voice of San Diego:

“A year ago at the Balboa Park Golf Course, a brown patch in the rough would’ve been cause for concern. Employees at the city-owned course would’ve brought out a portable sprinkler or hose to revive the dying grass.

Today, the course’s once-green fringes are dotted with dirt patches. Most grass on the driving range has died. Since no one hits from the range itself, the sprinklers were dialed back to water monthly. Instead of attacking the brown spots, Pat Segawa, the course’s manager, said he’s embracing them.

No one uses more water in San Diego than the city government itself, which consumes more than 3 billion gallons annually. And in the last two years, no single user has cut consumption more than the city, which trimmed its use by 293 million gallons annually — enough water to supply 1,800 homes for a year. … “

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November 20, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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