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July 23, 2015

Vancouver: water lawns to avoid fires

VANCOUVER (AP) — Officials in the southwest Washington city of Vancouver are encouraging residents to water their lawns to help suppress fires.

The Columbian newspaper reports (http://is.gd/K7umIX) that while some communities are urging water conservation because of this year's drought, Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes told the city council the city has “a tremendous water supply.”


 
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