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New Mexico could teach us
Albuquerque and Spokane have numerous similarities. Both are mid-sized cities, in basically high desert locales. Both have rivers running through them. One north-south and one east-west. Both have very dry climates and receive precipitation seasonally.
Spokane could learn a lesson however. Albuquerque has a push for conserving water in several ways. Golf courses plant grass that doesn’t need water daily. They also have a P.R. push called “water your lawn, not the sidewalk.” People don’t water their lawns in the daytime.
We need to think about the water we use and start using less of it.
Jim Leamer
Spokane