No End Yet to Region's Water Woes; Md. Pool Owners Must Cope or Cheat

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 16, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

In these brown and brittle times of drought, there is a moral dilemma beginning to creep into homes across Maryland with shimmering backyard pools: whether to heed the law or stay cool and wet through the dreaded heat of August.

Under Maryland's emergency restrictions, pools cannot be refilled. This means that when pools lose water--as they always do--skimmers won't work and many filter systems ultimately will be shut down, leaving crystal-clear water to turn pond-scum green.

What's an overheated Marylander to do?

Ann Tucker, who services pools across the Maryland suburbs, said she's stumbled ...

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