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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Group says fix leaks to save water

An advocacy group for rivers says cities across the Southeast can save millions of gallons of water a day through conservation. The group American Rivers released a report today saying steps like repairing leaks in water lines, replacing old fixtures and raising the price of water make more sense than building dams to create new reservoirs. The report estimates conservation could save up to 210 million gallons of water a day in Atlanta. The Southeast has spent much of this decade in a drought, and water shortages have crept up across the region.

(Associated Press)

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