Waterloo Park
The Value of Water
RECEIVED Mon., March 25, 2013
Dear Editor,
I appreciated your article “Water: Rising to the Surface” [News, Dec. 14, 2012] for bringing an important issue to light. As a native Austinite, I have grown up used to the scorching summer days and water restrictions, but I found this article very disturbing as it outlined the precarious situation. I did not realize that our Legislature still has not come up with a better solution for our water supply. Recently in my marine science class at the University of Texas, we discussed the economic value of the ecosystem and putting value on nature’s “free” services. I hope that our local government can come to an agreement on what they perceive the total economic value of our water is, and not simply the direct costs of using water. Thank you for informing the public about how important it is to correctly value services such as water because we ultimately depend on it for our livelihoods.
I appreciated your article “Water: Rising to the Surface” [News, Dec. 14, 2012] for bringing an important issue to light. As a native Austinite, I have grown up used to the scorching summer days and water restrictions, but I found this article very disturbing as it outlined the precarious situation. I did not realize that our Legislature still has not come up with a better solution for our water supply. Recently in my marine science class at the University of Texas, we discussed the economic value of the ecosystem and putting value on nature’s “free” services. I hope that our local government can come to an agreement on what they perceive the total economic value of our water is, and not simply the direct costs of using water. Thank you for informing the public about how important it is to correctly value services such as water because we ultimately depend on it for our livelihoods.
Sincerely,
Brianna Muniz
Brianna Muniz
