Apr 05 2008
Perdue Addresses Water Issue
Perdue, who is a Democratic candidate for governor this year, said she is concerned about water levels in North Carolina.
“We have had the worst drought in North Carolina’s history this past year, and some of our municipalities are still struggling on what to do next,” she said. “I believe that it is going to take the whole state, the whole country and actually the whole world (to save water).”
Conservation standards and tax incentives for the preservation of water are just some of the ideas Perdue said she wants to implement in the state.
“We have got to do something, and we have got to do it quickly,” she said.
Tax incentives are dandy and all, but really the free market can take care of this issue in much the same way as it has with gasoline. As water consumption rises closer to an unsustainable level the price of water should increase. As water bills begin to get more costly people will choose to be conservative in their water usage in order to save money.
Now, one thing the government could do that wouldn’t be a bad idea is build some additional reservoirs for extreme drought situations like we have dealt with this past year.
