Monday, May 14, 2007

Water Rustlers Swoop In as Parched Australian Cities Dry Up Pools, Gardens

(Bloomberg) -- Neil Clarke says he was dumbfounded when thieves made off with thousands of liters of rainwater stored at an athletic field in Brisbane, Australia, last month.

The theft, from a tank at Fortitude Valley Junior Rugby League Club, came as the city tightened water-use curbs in force since 2005. Australia's longest dry spell on record has left only those in the tropical north free to turn on taps to sprinkle gardens, wash cars and hose down the children.


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