So, on the one hand, I’m not upset about the news that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department is raising rates. We tend to take better care of things that cost more, so maybe we will think twice before we leave the sprinkler on all night. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll discover how easy and cost effective rain gardens and rain barrels are to install and use. Perhaps we’ll stop planting high-maintenance plants and, instead, plant native, drought-resistant plants.
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That is why, I suppose, I’m so annoyed by the reality that the people who use the most water for things like watering grass aren’t going to have to pay more for water. Instead, they’ll end up saving roughly $40 per month.
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Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman is an independent journalist who contributes commentary on Creative Loafing’s CLog blog four days a week in addition to writing for several other local media organizations. To learn more, click the links or follow Rhi on Twitter.
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