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Drought Puts Coronado in State & Federal Emergency,Conserve Water Now

According to the California Governor & U.S. Department of Agriculture, Coronado is in an official state of drought emergency and a natural disaster area due to drought. We must all do our part to conserve water now (and always).

It's easy to live in a carefree bubble in Coronado and take for granted the water that flows out of our taps and showers every day.

But California Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency because of the current, longstanding drought in which we find ourselves. 

And the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared all of San Diego County in a Federal Natural State of Disaster due to the drought, along with selected counties in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Kansas, Texas, Utah, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Oklahoma . . .

Let's do the same thing now by conserving water.  We can demonstrate shared sacrifice in Coronado again by conserving water . . .
 
Learn 100 ways to conserve water . . .

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