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South Florida water: paying the price
| Author: |
Duplaix, N. |
| Date: |
1990 |
| Periodical: |
National Geographic 178 |
| Abstract: |
Caught wet-handed, a Cape Coral resident argues against a $48.50 ticket for watering her lawn. A drought that began in 1988 forced the Gulf coast city to restrict water usage. All south Florida followed suit this past winter as water supplies reached an all-time low.
Just outside Everglades National Park, pump trucks tap wells to irrigate tomatoes with water that, some argue should nourish the park. In this rapidly growing state, where agriculture trails only tourism in profit, managing south Florida’s fresh water is hot politics.
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