What if when you went to get a drink of water, do laundry, or take a shower there was no water? Dry tap, none left! This is the harsh reality we will all face if we don't take necessary precautions.
San Diego is a desert and we do not have a little lake in our backyard to continually drink out of. We get our water from
different sources, one being the Colorado River. This river supplies many areas and fluctuates in water capacity,
during drought it runs at only 59% capacity. We are at its mercy for our water. If we do not come up with other plans of sustainable water plans the message will hit close to home. So we need, on a large scale, to push for sustainable water plans.
I am pretty sure everyone can agree that water is a valuable resource that shouldn't be wasted. Yet, we
in America waste more water than any other country (we also have the
biggest carbon footprint). We need to find a sustainable water plan as a whole, but individually we can still conserve. We shouldn't be the biggest wasters in the world so everyone, including myself needs to be held accountable. That is why I have been consciously monitoring my water usage. Everyone should be following the
mandated San Diego water conservation requirements. It is the law so don't mess around! I have been watching my showers, laundry, dishwashers and everything else that takes water, to make sure I don't waste. Which means Aiden, my son, can't take long showers even though he wants to (so he can use his pretend shaver.. ha ha!). When I explained to him why we have to take short showers he was more than happy to oblige.
As always, we need to be aware. Just talking about it, puts it on your mind and on the forefront to action. Monitor, conserve, and spread the word. We don't want to wake up and have no more water coming out of our tap. The time is now while we have options, and not later when it is all dried up...
Helpful Links
10 Easy Tips to conserve
http://greenlifestylemagazine.net/issue-3/10-easy-ways-to-save-water.php
100 tips/ways to conserve water:
http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/index.php
San Diego Water department:
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/
I think it's great that you're taking steps to reduce your water usage. It's easy to forget that we live in a desert, since water flows easily from the tap as long as you pay your bills. I was talking with my roommate earlier and she said that in Europe since the piping systems are quite outdated, being able to get clean flowing water is not a guarantee. And if we don't monitor our own water usage, that could soon be the case for us.
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