On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Also, not having sewers doesn't mean not having > paving. The exurbs and suburbs are built in areas > that use septic systems. Storm drains line the > streets to keep rainwater from flooding properties. > The storm drains channel the rain water into streams > that flow into rivers and eventually into wherever > rivers wind up, which is the ocean. Ditches and drains just expedite the inevitable [natural] process to avoid flooding. We re-route water. We haven't changed the entire hydrologic cycle of the USA. p ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html