ADH ADVISES ARKANSANS TO CONSERVE WATER DURING TIMES OF DROUGHT

LITTLE ROCK — The current period of drought and high temperatures has resulted in public water systems in the state experiencing very high water demands. In many cases, public water systems have had to request that their customers observe waterconservation measures such as lawn watering on alternating days, etc. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is urging compliance with water conservation requests made by public water systems during these summertime peak water demandperiods.

According to Jeff Stone, director of the Engineering section at ADH, compliance will help to ensure that the public water systems will be able to meet the needs for vital purposes such as drinking water and fire protection. “Wise use of waterby individual customers can make a dramatic difference in whether shortages are experienced,” Stone said.

For more information, visit www.healthy.arkansas.

gov/programsServices/environmentalHealth/Engineering/drinkingWater/Pages/ ConservationTips.aspx.