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Town's water supply at 30-year low

Author
Charlotte Lewis-West,
Publish Date
Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 11:34am
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Town's water supply at 30-year low

Author
Charlotte Lewis-West,
Publish Date
Tue, 17 Feb 2015, 11:34am

Marlborough District Council's struggling as Renwick's water supply drops to its lowest in more than 30 years - and no rain's predicted for the parched region.

The town's water supply has been reduced to running just two of its three bore pumps, as water levels continue to dwindle.

Operations and Maintenance Engineer, Stephen Rooney, says they're extremely worried as the driest time of year is still to come. .

He says with no rain on the way, residents need to continue to conserve water.

 

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