Monrovia residents say full story isn’t being told following officials’ request to conserve water

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Some residents are frustrated over the Harvest-Monrovia Water and Sewer Authority’s request to voluntarily conserve with some saying their water provider isn’t telling the full story.

Officials say high levels of irrigation usage and decreasing supply in its water wells are why they issued the request .

Residents in the Monrovia community say what’s most confusing is how the request was issued as they say multiple water leaks throughout their area continue to pose major problems.

Pascal Toma who lives there says several water leaks throughout the community have gone unrepaired for months. Many including Toma believe the water leaks are a contributing factor in the authority’s decreasing water supply.

“Multiple people have called and very little action is taken so we’re wondering why we have to conserve water yet the water is flowing pretty freely here,” Toma said. “It’s getting frustrating, it’s getting dangerous and very slippery. If we have to conserve, I’m not sure they’re conserving their water.”

For some, they also believe their water provider doesn’t have enough people on hand to address the leaks posing problems for their community.

“We got a lot of water going down the drain,” Robert Friend explained.

Friend who also lives in Monrovia says if the authority doesn’t consider bringing in more assistance, the water situation could take a turn for the worse.

Friend says his community and surrounding areas will only continue to grow and he’s hoping the infrastructure will be able to support the future of their water system.

“There is an issue and so far I haven’t seen any long-term solutions,” Friend said. “I’m hoping that the folks that have the resources to make things happen make things happen, it’s got to happen or we’re going to run out of water.”

News 19 reached out to the Harvest-Monrovia Water Authority for an interview but had no luck.

We also spoke to someone at the water authority Thursday afternoon requesting a statement in response to those concerns from residents, but have yet to receive a response.

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