We live in a desert, get over it. Where's the part of the article that talks about water conservation? That's what the big picture says.

I turn the water off while brushing my teeth. I water my grass much more sparingly than do my neighbors. I am being frugal in my home. Big whoop - I am saving a few thousand gallons a year. And please don't tell me that, if I can convince thousands of my neighbors to be similarly frugal, we can ALL make a difference. Kum-ba-ya...

What I want to know is who and what are the biggest water users in the state, along the Wasatch front, in Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties. Let's see some research on that topic, because that is where a 1- or 2-percent (or 5- to 10-percent) change could free up some significant amounts of H2O.

I may be wrong, but I have heard that heavy industries and golf courses (among other large users) are given favorable water rates. That seems backwards to me. That is where the low-hanging fruit of conservation is - just as we have progressive taxation, we ought to have progressive water rates which increase with quantity used.

Intelligent debate requires more data and a broader array of facts, and we depend (heaven help us) on reporters to supply them.

Maybe Al Gore is right.