{"id":11036,"date":"2022-09-28t13:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-28t13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/essay-water-waste-in-the-west-how-californians-are-taking-new-measures\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17t15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17t15:20:28","slug":"essay-water-waste-in-the-west-how-californians-are-taking-new-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/essay-water-waste-in-the-west-how-californians-are-taking-new-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"essay | water waste in the west: how californians are taking new measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
to this day, it still surprises me when others aren\u2019t used to growing up in a drought. i\u2019ve often witnessed my roommate leave the water on when she brushes her teeth or let the shower get fully warm. these actions would be considered a waste if i did them back home, but as a college student in washington, d.c., they are simply the norm. this is because i am from california, a state which has had drought<\/a> conditions for over 20 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n conservation has become a part of our daily lives in the golden state, to the point where there are laws<\/a>, daily habits<\/a>, and lifestyle changes<\/a> that californians overwhelmingly abide by to cope with this drought. i still remember when i was five or six years old being told \u201cdon\u2019t shower for more than five minutes\u201d and definitely \u201cdon\u2019t leave the water on when you brush your teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n i have heard about low-flow appliances and filling the dishwater all the way before you run it since before i could talk. all of my life i had known nothing but living in a drought, and only until traveling across the country for college, did i realize how abnormal that lifestyle is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n a big concern that has always come up surrounding droughts has been the issue of grass, and more specifically, people\u2019s yards. having a green grass-filled front yard has long been considered wasteful in california. for example, a lawn needs about 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week<\/a>, which for even a small lawn, is thousands of gallons of water per year. only recently have people started to acknowledge this waste and make a change.<\/p>\n\n\nthe issue of grass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n