Towns Outside Boston Are Growing Too Fast

The town around Boston are exceeding their water limits. A regional solution is needed.

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August 27, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

"The basic problem, hydrologists say, is that large areas of undeveloped land in these communities are being paved over -- roadways for new subdivisions, or parking lots and large buildings in shopping malls -- which sends rainwater running off to other places rather than back down to underground sources."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Fast growth outside Boston strains towns' water supplies

Sunday, August 26, 2001 in The Boston Globe

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