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When the possibility of water rationing was first mentioned a few months ago, I said to myself, there are two possible ways for the water authority people to manage this:
1) Publish guidelines based on empirical studies showing what normal usage is for apartment buildings, private homes, offices, etc; so we know who is presently wasting water and who is using it wisely, or:
2) Tell everyone to cut some fixed percentage so that those already economizing get victimized, and those squandering water are only asked to cut out 10% or so of their wastage.
Method 1 could be called the Common Sense Method and Method 2 should be titled your Basic Boneheaded Bureaucratic Boondoggle Method.
Care to bet the farm on which method will be employed?
LYLE DAVIDSON, San Diego
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