Letter: Don't waste water hosing walkways
Water is sprayed on shrubs in Water Mill. The spread of automatic in-ground systems accounts for the dramatic increase in water usage, according to Dennis Kelleher of H2M water resources engineers. (Sept. 11, 2013) Credit: Randee Daddona
Maybe fines should be imposed for the people who waste water by hosing down sidewalks at their homes or businesses ["Why LI uses so much water," News, Sept. 26]. Whatever happened to using a broom? Besides saving water, sweeping is good exercise.
Philip Campanella, Roslyn
