Phoenix sets record for water usage

Phoenix residents reportedly used 430 million gallons of water this past Sunday setting a record for water usage last weekend.  This is up from last year’s record of 382 million gallons likely to be blamed on Arizona’s excessive heat warning this past weekend.

Water Services Department spokesman David Cerull told radio station KJZZ that homeowners used most of the water.

He says demand generally goes up when it gets hot and that people water their yards more for fear of plants dying. He adds that residents with pools use more water because of increased evaporation.

With 119-degree high on Saturday marking the fourth-hottest day in metro in Phoenix since  authorities started keeping records more than 110 years ago Sundays weather closely followed with 115 degree temperature.