Question

consider this claim:
cities that prohibit artificial turf should lift those restrictions during a drought.
which is the strongest evidence to support the claim?
\droughts force us to reconsider details in our daily lives, such as how often we wash our cars and how long we shower each day. its time to take a close look at how we as citizens can participate in conservation,\ writes olivia buckley, a leading environmental policy analyst.
\when people think about artificial turf, they think about something tacky and visually unappealing. but the truth is that modern artificial turf is nothing like that,\ says city planner steven goodman.
carly kim of healthy lawn alternatives says, \a grass lawn can require more than forty thousand gallons of water per year. that is how much water could be saved, per residence, if lawns were replaced with artificial turf.

Explanation:

The claim argues for lifting artificial turf restrictions during droughts, which centers on water conservation. The strongest evidence directly links artificial turf to water savings: Carly Kim’s statement quantifies that grass lawns use over 40,000 gallons of water yearly per residence, and replacing them with artificial turf saves this water—directly supporting the drought-related conservation goal of the claim. The other options discuss general conservation (Buckley) or aesthetics (Goodman), which are less relevant to the core link between artificial turf and drought water savings.

Answer:

Carly Kim of Healthy Lawn Alternatives says, "A grass lawn can require more than forty thousand gallons of water per year. That is how much water could be saved, per residence, if lawns were replaced with artificial turf."