Conserving water - time to get serious
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 30, 2007 at 1:29 pmFrom recordnet.com:
Coming soon to San Joaquin County: the summer of serious water conservation.
If not this year, next. If not now, soon.
It’s time to look at the tap as a limited source to be treasured, not as an infinite supply to be squandered. California’s 2007 water-supply picture is mixed - some areas have enough in storage to do just fine; others are worried already.
The water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at its lowest level in almost 20 years, and it is less than 40 percent of normal, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
For the full text of this story from recordnet.com, click here.
April 30, 2007 · Filed Under Central Valley Project, Conservation, Drought, Weather & Snowpack
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