Our state is in a drought situation – February 27, 2009, Govenor Schwarzenegger declared….and I still drive down the street and see people “watering their sidewalks, driveways and even worse, the street in front of them.” Sweeping up these areas is just as effective. I love it when I see someone watering the street in front of their house – they are usually hosing the debris in front of their house away and down the street to land in front of someone else’s house. That is just down right rude if you ask me and incredibly lazy. Get a broom and a dustpan – sweep the debris in front of your house into the dust pan – and throw it away in your own trash can. Now that makes sense in so many ways…our state may have to enforce drought restrictions soon.
Residential water consumption is the biggest contributor to California’s urban water use – over 2.2 Trillion gallons a year! That’s half the annual flow of the Colorado River: one of California’s main sources of water. There are so many neat ways to conserve water these days – http://www.BeWaterWise.com is a great resource. There are a lot of Rebates the State of CA is offering to those who purchase the following items for their home: 1) Low Flow Toilets 2) High Efficiency Clothes Washers 3) Weather Based Irrigation (which I didn’t even know existed – what a great idea. Nothing worse then driving down the street on a rainy day and see someone with their sprinklers on full blast!) 4) Synthetic Turf. Synthetic Turf seems to be the new thing these days. What a great idea if you ask me. No watering, no grass cutting, and it’s always green regardless of the sun exposure or how many trees are on it or how many kids play on it!! And you can install a “putting green” as part of the plan – pretty cool!
Let’s all get Waterwise and save our resources and our planet!
