Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Large drinking-water well closed by contamination in Los Angeles

May 28, 2007 - LOS ANGELES (AP) — City officials have shut down a drinking-water well due to contamination.

The closure near the Bob Hope Airport means the city for the first time cannot tap into the full reservoir and must pay to import water at a price tag of $7.3 million.

"It's a tragedy that we're not taking full advantage of our vast aquifer," said H. David Nahai, president of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.

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