Getting Creative on Saving Water: Tips From Experts and Listeners

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Green and gold: Well-watered turf and grass in a natural summertime state in a subdivision in Redding. Photo by Dan Brekke/KQED

By Amanda Stupi, KQED News Fix

California’s new statewide water restrictions take effect on June 1. Depending on where you live, your water district could be asked to cut urban water use by as much as 36 percent compared with usage in 2013. And with maximum fines now set at $10,000 and the citation process a bit more streamlined, many Californians are going to have to move from merely thinking about conserving water to actually doing it.

Some who already let yellow mellow and take “military showers” may be wondering if it is even possible to further reduce their water use. Still others may balk at residential conservation, given how much water agriculture uses.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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