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(Dec. 1, 2008, The Associated Press)

Australia’s driest state has been forced to purchase water for the first time to ensure adequate supplies in the midst of a drought, a government official said Friday.

Karlene Maywald, state water security minister, said South Australia has purchased 61 billion gallons (231 gigaliters) of water so that Adelaide, the state capital, will have enough water for 2009 even if the drought continues.

“We’re just being prudent, getting into the market and buying it (water) to make sure we’ve got it,” Maywald told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.

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