Ongoing drought conditions have prompted Chase County officials to ask a lot of county residents to conserve water. It’s not the only entity asking residents to cut back on their water use.
The Kansas Water Office has issued a water warning for all residents using Burlington water, including those in Gridley, LeRoy and New Strawn and those served by Coffey Rural Water Districts 2 and 3. The city says Coffey County’s ongoing emergency drought declaration, the lack of inflow from the Cottonwood and Neosho Rivers and predicted levels at John Redmond Reservoir if the drought persists, has triggered the warning.
Residents have to curtail or end “non-essential” water use, including lawn watering. The city will go to an odd-even watering system, where residents with odd-numbered addresses can water on odd-numbered days and even-numbered addresses can water on even-numbered days. Also:
*Outdoor water use, including lawn watering and car washing, can take place between 9 pm and 10 am.
*Golf courses have to restrict watering to tees and greens. Watering has to take place after sunset
*Filling of swimming pools can take place once a week after sunset.
Residents to don’t adhere to the emergency policies will see excess water usage charges imposed.
In Chase County, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City and Chase County Rural Water District 1 have been asked to conserve their water use for two weeks now, although that is voluntary instead of mandatory.
Severe and extreme drought covers most of the KVOE listening area, including Lyon, Chase and Coffey counties.
