Aug 15, 2008 4:00 pm US/Central
Lance Armstrong Is Austin's No. 1 Water User

AUSTIN (AP) ― Lance Armstrong always had a bottle of water within reach when he powered up the mountains in the Tour de France.

He'd need a bigger bike or one whopper of a water jug to carry the hundreds of thousands of gallons pumping to and through his Mediterranean-style villa in Austin.

A review of June water records -- the most recent available -- by the Austin American-Statesman found the retired cycling great's 1.1-acre residence pumped 222,900 gallons as the summer was really starting to heat up.

That makes him Austin's No. 1 water user -- by a long shot. His total for June was about the same as 26 city households.

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