The mayor of Waterbury is asking residents to conserve water as the city’s water levels continue to get low.
The city Water Department monitors its water levels daily and Water Superintendent Chris Bogucki said the usable supply as of Sept. 22 was 55 percent, or a 201-day supply.
“As you may know, the state Department of Public Health issued a statewide drought advisory in June due to a lack of rainfall,” Mayor O’Leary said in a statement. “Over the course of the summer, we have continued to experience below normal rainfall. So we are asking Waterbury customers and the other town water departments supplied by our water system to help us voluntarily conserve water.”
The mayor’s office remedies to help conserve water include fixing leaking pipes and fixtures, running only full loads of dishwashers and washing machines, rinsing all hand-washed dishes together, turn off water while brushing your teeth or shaving, and limiting the amount of outside water use.
