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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA Water Conservation Lags Behind

    UCLA has just come out with its Environmental Report Card and LA County’s water gets a C. That’s a general grade for quality, how much we use, and where we get it from. The good news: Angelenos have clean drinking water and it’s safe to swim at our beaches, at least when it’s not raining, during the summer.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 13, 2015 • 1 min read

    UCLA has just come out with its Environmental Report Card and LA County’s water gets a C. That’s a general grade for quality, how much we use, and where we get it from. The good news: Angelenos have clean drinking water and it’s safe to swim at our beaches, at least when it’s not raining, during the summer. But the report finds that even though we use about sixteen percent less water than we did in the year 2000, we still have a long way to go when it comes to conservation.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

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