Michael Molligan
Michael Molligan
added avoiding body dispose drinking saving
If you can reuse it, you're avoiding having to dispose it in the body of water. And you're saving drinking water, so there are added benefits.
discovered early good normal regular severe shortage time twice wasteful water week year
Our normal watering restrictions were put in place during the severe water shortage of the early 1990s. But over time we have discovered that to water more than twice a week is wasteful and does no more good for the vegetation. So what once were water-shortage restrictions are now regular and in-place year round.
continued couple dry living rains summer supposed surplus
We're still living off a couple of years of surplus rainfall. We can get through a continued dry spring, as long as the summer rains come when they're supposed to.
activities compatible fully protecting whatever
Whatever activities are allowed, they would be fully compatible with protecting the resources.