Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott drills well to water lawn during historic drought
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott drills well to water lawn during historic drought
By David Edwards
Sunday, November 10, 2013 14:40 EST
Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is one of a growing number of wealthy residents who are drilling wells to get around water restrictions during one of the worst droughts in history a practice that environmentalists are warning could leave less water for everyone else.
The Texas Tribune reported on Sunday that Abbott had installed the well just months before the city of Austin began cracking down on lawn-watering restrictions.
According to the Tribune, some of the residents in Abbotts luxury Pemberton Heights neighborhood had marked their lawns with signs that noted Watering by Private Well to avoid being hassled by the city.
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Under Austin city law, Abbott is allowed to pump as much water out of the ground as he wants, even if it means another well goes dry in the process.