After three days, the City of Emporia has lifted its voluntary water conservation request. The request, in place since Wednesday morning, came at a time when the city was seeing record water usage that nearly drained the Industrial Park water tower near Warren Way and significantly lowered the capacity at the East 12th tower. Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking says the city’s water treatment pumps couldn’t keep up with demand Tuesday and Wednesday leading to the conservation request.
Source: KVOE Emporia Radio
