CONSERVATION CORNER

HABITS AND ATTITUDE:
THE KEYS TO EFFICIENT USE OF WATER

Humans occupy every corner of the Earth, from frozen wastelands to barren desert and everywhere in between. Some people have never seen standing or running water. Yet not only do they survive, their surroundings are all they know and most of them are relatively happy. Thus the term: "happiness is a state of mind". To survive in such extreme environments, people develop a series of habits and attitudes that allow them to exploit and preserve all of their basic necessities. Water is always right at the top of the list for all of them.

Residents and visitors to the Big Bear Valley are adaptable also. In recent years, your water providers have requested that everyone contribute toward community-wide water conservation and it was very successful. This was accomplished by minor changes in the way we think about and use water while increasing our water-use efficiency. We all still have landscaped yards, toilets, dishwashers, and sinks. But with a few minor changes in habits, we were able to significantly reduce the community's water use. Your water providers applaud your past efforts and encourage you to continue to find new ways to conserve our most precious resource. Just keep remembering that happiness is a state of mind.

WATER
A COMMUNITY RESOURCE, WITH A COMMUNITY SOLUTION

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