Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
Recent Rains Help; But County System At Limit
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On Monday, county commissioners officially asked everyone on the county water system to do just that. The prolonged drought continues, even with recent rains. Commissioners unanimously approved implementing Stages 1 and 2 of the county plan.
“It’s asking people who do irrigation to be conservative with that,” said Assistant County Mananger Beth Dirks.
Most days last month, the county water plants operated 20-22 hours trying to keep up with demand. On a few days, the plants were operating 24 hours, Dirks said.
With the heat of summer still to come, she made the recommendation to begin asking residents to conserve water.
“I think that’s a wise preventative measure,” said commissioner, Richard Poindexter ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.