Science & Environment
Texas losing billions of gallons to annual water leaks
15.2% of Houston's water supply went down the drains last year
December 22, 2013 Updated: December 23, 2013 3:02pm
Photo: Eric Kayne
Workers pump water out of a large sinkhole that was caused by a water main break that opened up and swallowed a car earlier on Sept. 23, 2013, at Fairdale and Fountain View.
At a time when the Lone Star State is facing a grave water shortage and its population is expected to double by 2060, billions of gallons are hemorrhaging from Texas' leaky old pipes.
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