Water Hog Metropolis

While many metro areas in the U.S. have undertaken water conservation measures, one rapidly growing metropolis is criticized for its disregard for water conservation and uncontrolled growth.

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November 5, 2007, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Critics say Atlanta's rapid population growth, coupled with blithe disregard for water conservation, is straining the region's ecosystem...Atlanta is not the only city grappling with water shortages. In 2003, a Government Accountability Office report on the nation's freshwater supply found that 36 states anticipated water shortages in the next decade...Yet while cities such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Denver have ushered in water conservation measures -- including offering incentives, installing high-efficiency toilets and low-flow shower heads, and increasing monthly water bills for big water users -- experts say Atlanta, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in the country, has been particularly shortsighted...Conservationists' suggestion that the state should prohibit building if no water is available rankles developers and the business community."

FULL STORY: Atlanta water use is called shortsighted

Monday, November 5, 2007 in The Los Angeles Times

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