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Water company turned off taps in trendy seaside town during a heatwave, leaving homeowners unable to flush their toilets...but let a giant solar farm use 500 gallons a day to wash its dirty panels
A water company restricted water access in a trendy seaside town during a heatwave, preventing homeowners from flushing toilets but permitting a solar farm to use 500 gallons daily to clean its panels.
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