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# Letter: Saving water one glass at a time
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/letter-saving-water-glass-time/
- Published: 2015-04-21T13:14:35.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:38:11.000Z
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Letters, Opinion, ashley smith, California, drought, letters to the editor, restaurants, santa barbara, Santa Monica, water, water use, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:37

Editor:

Do you know when Santa Monica restaurants will start saving water by not bringing glasses of water to the table unless requested?

Even with this terrible drought, most restaurants in Santa Monica still bring water to the table and keep refilling glasses constantly, I haven't seen a single place where they don't do that.

In Santa Barbara, restaurants now have a small sign saying "Water brought only upon request," which seems a lot more sensible. Why aren't Santa Monica's restaurants being more responsible?

Ashley Smith  
*Santa Monica*