Ditches alarmingly low and prospects for rainfall bleak
By BRIAN PERRY and ILIMA LOOMIS Staff Writers
POSTED: July 13, 2008 Save | Print | Email | Read comments | Post a comment
WAILUKU - Mandatory countywide water use restrictions are being considered by the Department of Water Supply as ditches that capture stream water drop to alarmingly low levels and the prospects for more rainfall are bleak.
"Although (the community) has been conserving and doing a great job, the situation I believe needs more, and that's what we're looking at," Water Director Jeff Eng said Saturday.
Water use is down, indicating the public has been trying to conserve. But, Eng said, the department is "extremely concerned about...
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