ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB OF CONSERVING WATER ... BUT THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY WANTS THEM TO "UP" THE EFFORT. CONSERVATION OFFICER KATHERINE YUHAS SAYS YOU CAN BLAME THE DROUGHT THAT DRAGGED US INTO THE SECOND DRIEST YEAR IN STATE HISTORY IN 2012.

 

YUHAS SAYS IF YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING OF WHAT YOU'LL PLAN THIS SPRING, XERISCAPING IS A GOOD WAY TO GO. SHE ALSO SAYS TAKE SHORTER SHOWERS ... REPLACE YOUR TOILET WITH A MORE EFFICIENT VARIETY ... AND ONLY RUN THE DISHWASHER AND WASHING MACHINE ON FULL LOADS.