Suburbanization Makes Water Problems Worse

Growth makes water problems worse by taking away water from where it is needed most.

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September 10, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

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

"The increase in houses, roads and parking lots that comes with 'suburbanization' teams with the drought to draw down reserves...Instead of seeping into the ground and replenishing the underground aquifers that feed wells and supplement reservoirs, rain often rushes down gutters and across pavement into fast-flowing streams that can drain it away from where it's needed."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Growth's role in water woes

Sunday, September 8, 2002 in The Baltimore Sun

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