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# The glass is half full, and then some
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/the-glass-is-half-full-and-then-some-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-16T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:35:22.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Mike Kirwan Venice*

Officials say we should conserve water, yet a number of them have been found to use more water at their homes than others of same-sized properties. Sure, save water, so their developer pals can build even more and more.

And if you do watch every drop, you will have nothing left to cut back on if water rationing ever becomes mandatory.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 16, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081607.pdf?ref=smdp.com)