The Virginian-Pilot 
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, August 19, 1994                TAG: 9408190838
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY MARY SCULLY
                                             LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

THE `GREEN' WAY TO WASH CARS WATER SHORTAGES, HIGH PRICES AND ECOLOGICAL CONCERNS ARE CURBING DO-IT-YOURSELF CAR WASHING.

[This story is not available electronically. For complete text, please see microfilm.] ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by ERIC THINGSTAD

At Lynnhaven Carwash Center, the soapy wash water is filtered and

pumped back into the system to be used again and again. Car washes

in Virginia Beach must have a water reclaim system and must display

a sign letting the public know this.

Gayle Edwards pays John Mullen, assistant manager at Lynnhave

Carwash Center, before entering the tunnel car wash.

by CNB