Voluntary Water Cutbacks Urged

As a drought measure, John Osborn has cut his daily shower to two minutes. He’s installed low-flush toilets in his home and replaced his lawn with low-water landscaping. Now, he and his wife are considering tearing out their vegetable garden, which isn’t performing well in the heat, to further curtail their water use. There’s no water shortage in Spokane, which gets its water from the massive Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, the source of drinking water for more than 500,000 of the region’s residents. But each gallon of water drawn from the aquifer reduces the recharge into the Spokane River, which is running near historic lows this year/ Becky Kramer , SR. More here . (SR photo: John Osborn, left, talks about conserving water. Holding signs are Jora Gleason, 14, and Samarra Salcido, 11)

Question: Have you cut back on water usage as a result of the current drought? Do you plan to?