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  • Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

    City deploys first stage of drought response

    By Ed Boice,

    7 days ago
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    As of July 5 Abilene is under a water watch, meaning the city is requesting residents reduce their water usage outdoors. Ron Marsh, city manager, called for the watch because of how low the water tables are, how far down a well needs to go to pump water from the city’s water sources underground.

    The reason why the water tables are low is two-fold. The first reason is because of the multi-year drought in Kansas. Most of Kansas, including Dickinson County, began experiencing a drought in 2021. This year has had more rain than previous years, but the county still experienced severe drought in May and April and moderate drought until this month, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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