04-12-2003, 05:06 AM
A couple of things to consider: Most of water that is wasted comes from all of us- you and I. Think about this: if people wouldn't water their lawns every day in the hours between oh....Noonish to 6:00 pm, I don't think our water situation would be as bad as it is. People need to be educated about lawn care and how evaporation works. Now I like a green lawn as much as the next person, but if we use our brains when we water, the benefits will start showing.
Also, I live in Northern Utah and you all should see the water levels of some of these places. Bear Lake gets lower every year and they say that farmers use the water for irrigation in both Northern Utah and Idaho. I realize that farming is important, but what happens is that Bear Lake may not ever be at the level it was, say 5 yrs. ago because of the low snow pack year in and year out. It's
that a lake that beautiful and took millions of years to form, is being ruined in just decades by man.
Anyway...just thought I'd pass those thoughts along.
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Also, I live in Northern Utah and you all should see the water levels of some of these places. Bear Lake gets lower every year and they say that farmers use the water for irrigation in both Northern Utah and Idaho. I realize that farming is important, but what happens is that Bear Lake may not ever be at the level it was, say 5 yrs. ago because of the low snow pack year in and year out. It's
that a lake that beautiful and took millions of years to form, is being ruined in just decades by man. Anyway...just thought I'd pass those thoughts along.
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