Water ought to be treasured, not wasted

Water is the lifeline of all creation. We humans are the conscience of life; therefore, it falls on each of us, the responsibility to care for, share, and save water. For people to water their grass — a poor habitat site that usually bounces back after a shower — is totally irresponsible. It shows a lack of knowledge, or a flaunting denial of the importance of safeguarding our water. If people won't stop watering their grass, then let's make a law forbidding such blatant waste of our precious resource.

Additionally, summer camps and state-run programs seem to be passing out bottled water to campers during these hot days. This is not a good lesson in conservation. We are blessed with good water from the spigot — while many people in the world are not. What fun it is (and what an opportunity for mischief) to get your water at the end of a hose or faucet. We are blessed to have drinkable water in most of this country. Let's ban plastic water bottles and enjoy our own local water out of the tap!

Cassandra S. Naylor, Stevenson