CITY SPRAWL WORSENS WATER SHORTAGES
WASHINGTON, DC, August 28, 2002 (ENS) - Sprawling development slows the replenishment of underground aquifers, making it harder for communities to cope with drought, warns a report released today by three environmental groups. The first of its kind study details the impacts of paving over the landscape, sending billions of gallons of water into streams and rivers as polluted runoff, rather than into the soil to replenish groundwater.
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