Copyright 1999 Scripps Howard News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. R Y New suburbs deplete river flows and draw down aquifers. Sprawl devours wetlands and flood plains and destroys wildlife habitats.
Sprawl is one of the fastest growing, most ominous threats to our nation's rivers.
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