Study Finds Significant Water Conservation Through Simple Method
Florida Atlantic University researchers looked at what happens when utilities move beyond only watering restrictions and give customers a little more information about their water use
The signs in the study's experimental neighborhoods displayed the rainfall levels in the last seven days and reminded people that most South Florida lawns need only 1 inch of water per week. (Courtesy of Florida Atlantic University)
Enforcing lawn-watering restrictions is a common conservation practice in many parts of the country. But how effective is it in truly producing water savings? In a study recently published in the Journal of Environmental Management, Florida Atlantic University researchers...
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