Encouraging water-efficient growth.

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Most U.S. communities don't use water connection charges to increase water-savvy residential development projects in their communities, according to a new report evaluating the water connection charges used by 800 public water utilities. The report found that 93 percent of the fee structures in Southeastern states and 62 percent of the fee structures in Western states used uniform water connection charges for single-family homes that took no account of key factors in influencing the design of a home's water footprint, despite...