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Have Orange County water officials cut back at home?

Posted by: Maven on December 4, 2009 at 1:56 pm

From the O.C. Register:

“The message has been as clear as tap water: Every dripping faucet, every soaking sprinkler, every extra minute in the shower is just another draw on a water system that can no longer afford it.

Water suppliers have been warning for more than a year that we all need to cut our consumption by a good 10 percent or more. So last year, The Orange County Register checked the household water use of local political leaders – and found that half hadn’t cut their use at all.

That’s changed. Records for more than 120 city council members and water-district directors show that three-quarters of them cut their use this year, in some cases dramatically. Nearly 60 percent of them meet or beat the gold standard of water conservation, a 10-percent reduction. … “

Read more from the O. C. Register by clicking here.

December 4, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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