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May 24th, 2007 at 11:22 am
From today’s Trib:
“TAMPA - The city lost about 4 billion gallons of water last year, mostly to leaky pipes.
That’s billion - with a “b.”
Considering the average Tampa resident uses about 39,000 gallons of water a year, the amount of water the city loses would be enough to quench the thirst of an additional 100,000 people annually.
… It cost the city about $3 million to produce the water it ultimately lost.
The city has known about the problem for years but hasn’t spent any money to find the leaks.”
http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBN6UFP22F.html
May 24th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Although I like “cooking and cleaning with beer”, one really should have put “taking showers with others” as the best way to save water.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Astroturf truly is dead - no one is replacing their yard yet! The horror! The Horror! :p
May 24th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Saw that article Mariella…. will be posting links & commentary very shortly.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:36 am
[...] floor has been filled three times within the last month. I don’t need to remind you that Tampa and much of Florida are in severe drought conditions. And I am pretty sure you can imagine how many thousands of gallons it takes to fill a [...]