| In 2005 we saw many municipalities continue to ask | | | | the car on the lawn or better yet take it to a car |
| citizens to conserve water, some mandated | | | | wash which recycles their water. |
| zeroscape landscapes in new homes. That is yards, | | | | In 2006 these trends will continue and we will see |
| which require no water at all. Some cities decided to | | | | few cities without some sort of plan to conserve |
| allow sewer treatment plant treated water to go | | | | water and restrictions on the use of water in the |
| under into underground aquifers and then when | | | | homes. We will see more land being bought from |
| needed, if needed to later be filtered and retreated | | | | farmers with water rights in trade for development |
| before being used. Many experts warned against this, | | | | permits for office buildings or homes. We will see |
| others claimed is was the best choice under the | | | | higher prices on sewer and water hook ups and we |
| circumstances. | | | | will see municipal water police, via the city's code |
| In Southern California they talked about building | | | | enforcement making sure such ordinances are |
| desalination plants to remove the salt from the salt | | | | followed. The amount of growth and use of water is |
| water to drink. Most states have had their water | | | | disproportionate to the amount available and these |
| companies include pamphlets of the ten or twenty | | | | systems will need to be in place to make sure we do |
| best ways to save water in their water invoices. | | | | not run out of this critical natural resource. In some |
| Some offered a rebate on taxes or for new | | | | areas we will see increased funding for cloud seeding |
| appliances or low-flush toilets in hopes the citizens | | | | and occasional mistakes causing adverse effects and |
| would assist in the saving and conserving of water. | | | | flooding when it causes too much rain. This is just |
| Some cities were forced to make ordinances about | | | | some of what you can expect with regards to water |
| washing cars with shut off nozzles only or washing | | | | conservation issues in 2006. Think on it. |