If you’re dining at a restaurant in Aurora, Colorado, and notice you haven’t been given a glass of water, it may not be poor service. Instead, the eatery you’re visiting may be complying with a city-backed water-conservation initiative.
An uncharacteristically dry November has left the city’s water supply at roughly 65 percent of its total storage capacity — which can reach up to 156,000 acre-feet across its reservoirs. And, with December’s forecast not looking any better, the city council has approved a resolution encouraging local restaurants to conserve water by serving it only when customers request it, rather than bringing it automatically.
