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Leaders’ example is all wet: Records show dozens of O.C. officials have increased their water consumption even as region faces a drought

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 4, 2008 at 6:16 am

From the O. C. Register:

City leaders in Orange County topped off their swimming pools, soaked their yards or overlooked major plumbing leaks – even as water suppliers warned of a worsening drought and urged everyone to conserve, records and interviews show.

Those suppliers have said that residents will face higher prices and water rationing if the region cannot cut its consumption by at least 10 percent. But water records for 59 city officials show that two-thirds of them have fallen well short of that target this year.

In fact, half of them have increased their water consumption in 2008, compared with the same time last year. And some of them continue to use as much water in a week or so as the average resident of their city might use in a month.

19 out of the 59 reduced their water consumption by 10% or more. Read more from the O.C. Register by clicking here.

October 4, 2008 · Filed Under Conservation, Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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