My other essay that I chose was from CBS news. I could not find a print essay at 2 in the morning so I chose to do another online essay. The article is called “Water Rationing Coming To Santa Clara County” by CBS5 news. In the article it tells the readers that on Tuesday the Santa Clara County Board of Directors voted to start rationing water during the spring time, but the amount is not specified and will be discussed in a meeting in March. Right now the water providers are voluntarily reducing water by six percent, but if the rationing goes through we will have to reduce our use of water by 20-30%. The decision is making it hard for water providers to prepare for the rationing because there is no set time or amount on the rationing. Keith Whitman who is the deputy operation officer says that “Once details are finalized at the March meeting, water providers will need between six weeks and three months to make the water restrictions a reality.”
I chose this article because being in the Santa Clara County, San Jose is affected by this decision and how we use our water will also change. I think it will be hard to enforce this rationing because of how vague the information given from the district is. Even though I do not like the rain, hopefully there will be enough rain for the district to call off the rationing because I do not know how I to change my water use habits.
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Did the article give any tips about how residents of the county can reduce water use? Can you imagine what the university might have to do to save water?
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ReplyDeleteVery informative post. If its of any interest to you, Santa Clara County cities have just agree to a new building standard for new and renovated buildings. This standard will help stretch the water supply for the community.
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