Local Opinion: A few suggestions to conserve water in Tucson | Local Editorials and Opinion

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The following is the author’s opinion and analysis:

I am an international student from China. I am currently studying at Pima Community College. After living here for almost three years, I am very fortunate to be in Tucson, a clean, busy, disaster-free, and charming city. I like this place a lot because it is very similar to my hometown Jinan, especially the climate here, cold in winter, hot in summer and rainy in summer.

Unfortunately, as the Colorado River continues to shrink, it means the entire Tucson area will be affected. In addition, not only will it affect residents’ daily water consumption, but agricultural water will also be severely affected. In the longer term, the food supply and economy of the Tucson area could also be severely weakened by water scarcity. With the Colorado River sinking, it is imperative to address the scarcity of water. I would like to do my part and make some suggestions to help alleviate the water scarcity in Tucson.

My first suggestion is to start with government regulation, particularly regulation of water by the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality. Since living in Tucson, I’ve found that many places have problems with water overuse and litter. For example, a lot of water was wasted flushing the toilet. When I traveled to Japan, I saw many toilets with advanced technology that used little water to flush toilets. So I suggest that the government can appeal to every household to change a toilet to save water, or that the government give money to every family in difficulty so that they can afford to replace a toilet.

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