CCS International - Los Angeles has deployed a total of 96 million “shade balls” into the LA Reservoir in an effort to save 300 million gallons of water. The black plastic balls
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Shade balls fill reservoir to conserve water in drought-hit LA – in pictures | US news | The Guardian
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