Letter: Wasting water at public buildings
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Runner takes advantage of sprinklers to cool down on his training run in Sugarhouse Park Monday July 21.
I am confused. I hear and read about how we need to conserve water throughout the state; that Utah is so dry and having a serious drought. Why then do I see schools, businesses, cities and parks watering their grounds in the middle of the day during the hottest time and probably the most inefficient time ever to water? Maybe Utah needs to start requiring everyone specific days to water and enforce it. Other states do this and it helps.
Kris Kopper, Sandy
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