Metro Water Usage Still a Problem
August 26, 2008
Last year’s record-setting drought strained water systems throughout the state, in some cases, to the breaking point. A few cities in the Southeast were living off bottled water. Even in Nashville, where city leaders have long-flaunted a bottomless supply of water from the Cumberland River, big users were asked to cut back. Pumps throughout the city could barely keep up with the voracious demand for H-2-0. Despite this year’s rainfall and cooler temperatures, WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports that the Metro Water system has seen no relief.
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