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Fairer Faucet
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10 Oct 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Fairer Faucet For the first time, construction of new housing developments in California will be contingent on water availability, under a bill signed yesterday by Gov. Gray Davis (D). The new law prohibits cities and counties from approving housing projects of 500 or more units unless water agencies verify that there is sufficient water to serve the developments for at least 20 years, even in times of dr ... |
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| Topics: California, politics, population, water pollution (all these topics) |
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