WATER CONSUMPTION IS WAY UP THIS SUMMER IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. WATER CONSERVATION OFFICER KATHERINE YUHAS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE METRO HASN’T GOTTEN MUCH RAIN. AND THERE’S ANOTHER REASON FOR THE UPTICK IN WATER USAGE . THE HIGH HEAT ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER USAGE. YUHAS SAYS THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DAYS IN JULY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT OR NEAR 100 DEGREES.
YUHAS SAYS, THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST, WATER UTILITY CUSTOMERS USED ABOUT A BILLION MORE GALLONS THAN DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. AND NOW THAT SEPTEMBER HAS BEGUN, YOU’RE BEING URGED TO WATER ONLY TWICE A WEEK.
