When the rain comes
They run and hide their heads…

Unfortunately for Californians, when it comes to rain, we’re always hiding our heads, in the sand that is.

The financial meltdown, largely brought on by the depreciating value of homes is constantly in the news these days and a major source of concern for most Californians. That we are experiencing our third dry year in a row and heading towards severe water restrictions if we don’t get a LOT MORE RAIN isn’t getting a small fraction of the same attention in the news.

What do you think will happen to the value of homes in California if there isn’t enough water to meet our needs? And yet we treat water as if it will always be there when we turn on a faucet. There is no guarantee of that!

Why do we wait until there is a looming drought before we take steps to conserve water? Why doesn’t water conservation get as much REGULAR attention as energy conservation? What has to happen before we realize that water is one of our most precious resources and treat it accordingly ALL THE TIME, not just when we are running on empty?

In case you are interested, Mike Ban, the city’s director of water resources will give a report to the City Council on Petaluma’s water outlook this coming Monday, Feb. 23, at City Hall at 7:00 PM. If you feel as strongly as I do about the importance of YEAR ROUND water conservation, come to the meeting. I am hoping to find out why, when it comes to water conservation, Petaluma waits until there is a drought before it takes action.