(April 16, 2009, The Mercury News)
John Gioia’s homeowner association warned him last fall — during the drought — to water his front lawn more to meet the community standards for lush and green.
The association also has a 20-year-old rule that won’t let him replace his front lawn with rosemary, meadow grass and other drought-resistant plants.
“It [...]
(March 21, 2009, The San Francisco Chronicle)
A statewide drought emergency has prompted San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders to propose a plan that would reduce the city’s water use by about 20 percent.
The plan announced on Friday would require residents to cut their outdoor water use by 45 percent, and their indoor water use by 5 [...]
(Feb. 17, 2009, The Press Democrat)
Healdsburg wants residents to become more miserly with water use, but stopped short Tuesday of imposing mandatory conservation measures.
The City Council unanimously voted to ask citizens to voluntarily reduce their water use by 20 percent for a variety of mostly outdoor uses, like lawn and garden irrigation that will come [...]
(Jan. 11, 2009, The Hickory Record)
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows a small area in the upper basin in abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions.
The long-term trends for groundwater levels continue to show gradual improvement, even though they remain below normal for this time of year.
The six-month average of area stream flows improves to slightly [...]
(Dec. 17, 2008, Hidden Tanks)
The fact is that every person living on earth needs to contribute to water conservation. Households should reduce their average water consumption. Manufacturers and retailers need to make products available which offer solutions to the problem. For example, the underground water tank makes it possible to collect precious rainwater every time [...]
