District should keep all drought rules permanent

It seems that by lifting many of the water restrictions put in place during the recent drought, Marin Municipal Water District officials are suffering from amnesia (“Marin water supplier makes some drought rules permanent,” May 5). They are condemning the public to the potential of a repeat of what we went through less than a year ago. I'm talking about the real threat of running out of water.

Marin got lucky with some heavy rain this winter to replenish nearly dry reservoirs and lift us out of dire straits. The rain was certainly something to celebrate, but we should never forget exactly how dire it was. Now that many of the restrictions have been lifted, does this also mean that households should resume flushing every time the toilet is used? I also see that we can now wash cars in our driveway. That's disappointing.

While some people go back to their normal habits, I am getting ready to install a hotwater recirculating system at my house. But perhaps I'll just cancel that expensive water conservation measure. From what MMWD is apparently trying to tell us, it doesn't seem necessary any more.

It will be difficult to get the public to buy into the concept of conservation once more when, inevitably, the reservoirs will be drastically low again in