If you want a glass of water with your meal in Aurora, soon you might have to speak up. Aurora Water is asking local restaurants to move to a water-by-request-only model. … It’s the latest effort by Aurora Water to conserve as much water as possible. It’s asking restaurant owners to only serve a glass of water if the customer asks for it. It’s not a law or an ordinance. Just an ask. … Aurora Water says its long-term conservation strategy is necessary if customers want to keep their water bills affordable. ”It is actually becoming much harder to go out and acquire water rights. And it’s very expensive to do this,” said [Aurora Water's deputy director of internal and external affairs, Shonnie] Cline.

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