Ecorazzi

Celine Dion would like you to know that she’s no water hog. Last month, it was revealed that her new estate down in Florida went through a whopping 6.5 million gallons of water between April 2007 and March 2008. Total bill? $36,000 — but the damage was considered even greater because of the state’s drought woes.

And she doesn’t even live there yet.

“Except for a few new trees that need heavy watering, barely any landscaping was done during that time,” said the Canadian star’s local lawyer, Michael Weeks, told Page2.1. “Something went wrong.”

Turns out, he’s right. Kind of.

A water main was broken under the property in May 2007 when construction crews were tearing down the previous home. Not until a few weeks later did anyone notice that the water bill had risen to $8,986 — due to an output of 1.6 million gallons! With that fixed, things gradually returned to normal.

Celine’s water bill in March of 2008? A little over $200 — considered one of the lowest in her area.

But we’re still a little suspect over water use unrelated to the apparent pipe breakage. If you take a look at her bill here, you’ll notice that her property was consuming almost a million gallons per month in both March and July. Well before and well after things went wrong. We understand plants need a good deal of moisture to get started, but we still agree with the Sierra Club’s Drew Martin who said, “‘If someone like Celine Dion planted natural plants and used ‘zeroscaping,’ then she probably wouldn’t need to use so much water.”

But hey — going forward, perhaps we’ll see greater care by the superstar (and those around her) in protecting such a precious natural resource. We’ll err on the side of optimism until the next bill is revealed.

via Page2.1