Appomattox River under Drought Watch

The Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Drought Watch for the Appomattox River.  On thier website you can find the following

“Between 1950 and 2000, the United States population nearly doubled while the demand for water more than tripled. Water is not an inexhaustible resource, and it is essential that we take responsibility for our water usage and set goals to reduce the amount of water we consume in our everyday lives. A single person uses approximately 100 gallons of water a day and our resources are diminishing rapidly. While it may appear that there is an abundance of water on earth, the fact of the matter is that less than one percent of the world’s water supplies are available for human use. Conservation is key.  Click on the link below to find out what you can do to conserve water in your watershed.

http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/PollutionPrevention/VirginiaGreen/ResourcesLinks/Water.aspx

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