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| Why Save Water? |
| Water Conservation: A Life-long Stewardship Commitment |
| Water conservation is important for us, our environment and for future generations. Because our region receives more rain in the fall, winter and spring months, extra care needs to be taken in summer and early fall months to ensure that there is an adequate supply for sustaining the people, habitats and wildlife that live here. |
| The Cedar and Tolt River Watersheds in the Cascade Mountains provide much of the water we use. Each year, water from melting snow and rain is carefully managed so that wildlife and people have what they need. During extremely dry years, this is very challenging. |
| Regional population growth without conservation will increase water demand and place strains on available limited supplies. Conservation has proven to be very successful in reducing this potential problem over the short term, but concerted efforts to adopt life-long water saving behaviors will ensure that there is a plentiful supply. |
| By taking advantage of the many available resources on this site, you can be part of the solution. For more detailed information, be sure to check out the specific programs on this web page. If you haven't done so already, start a water savings program today! |
| Read the Why Conserve? (pdf) brochure to learn more about why to conserve water. |
