READING THE PAPER

RAIN SNOW FOG

Embossed, Cut, folded paper, 49 x 14 x 36 inches (overall)

Water has magical properties. It can be a liquid, as in RAIN. It can be a solid, as in SNOW or ice. and it can be vaporous, as in FOG.

The time to conserve water is when there is plenty of it. One of the best times is during the monsoon season.

New Mexico and other areas across the Southwest U.S. are affected by the North American Monsoon System (NAMS) every summer, and the “Monsoon Season” is designated as the period lasting from June 15^th through September 30^th. July and August are the rainiest months over most of the State, with 30 to 40 percent of the year's total moisture falling at that time. 

Finding water in the West, is finding water

that has come from somewhere else.

Although freshwater usage is steadily increasing, there has historically been a steady supply. However, as water usage increases, the water supply will not. Even though all water is returned to the water cycle there is no guarantee that it will return to the same area that it was originally found. Depending on where precipitation lands and where it travels on Earth, it can take thousands of years for that water to be returned to Earth as the freshwater we drink. Water typically takes 8-9 days to return to Earth after being evaporated, but where that water ends up is up to chance; therefore, some landscapes are wetter or drier than others. So by reducing water use, we can save water for years when water becomes scarcer.