Santa Fe had substantial success cutting per-capita water consumption. Now the New Mexico capital city is focusing on a long-term conservation strategy built on youth education and public involvement in decision-making.
“A lot of research now shows that it’s the money and time we put in with our younger kids that will save the most water in a lifetime,” says Christine Chavez, water conservation manager. “If you try to teach an adult something different, first of all you have to break a habit that they’ve established for 30 to 40 years.“Then they have to take on a new behavior. And for
