Commentary: How to make water conservation a habit
Michael Kimmelman’s recent story on Los Angeles’s water needs included a surprising fact: The city has been using less water, even as its population has grown. … In a 2024 survey from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 90 percent of respondents said they considered it important to conserve water daily, even when the region is not in a drought. We asked readers around the country what they thought of Los Angeles’s approach to water conservation, and whether they had taken similar actions. More than 500 wrote in to offer their thoughts.
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