— from Paul Kamin, Manager, Eastsound Water Users Association —
The summer of 2016 has been markedly different than last summer. In a good way, at least water-wise.This summer (starting in the middle of May) water use has been more “normal.” Last summer the Pacific Northwest experienced the most significant drought in decades. The elevated demand for water from the 2015 summer drought strained many water systems,
This summer water use is down 17% compared to the first half of summer last year.
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