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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decreed mandatory water conservation with a $200 fine for violators. Most people took the inconvenience good-naturedly. In North Fayette, 17 miles south of Pittsburgh, residents switched to paper plates, postponed the laundry and washed at the homes of friends whose water supply was unaffected. Funeral Director Tom Somma used his hearse to deliver bottled water to shut-ins. The local Iron City brewery brought out "party trucks" -- in effect, giant beer kegs on wheels -- filled with water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Nightmare on The Monongahela | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

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