Kansas Governor Laura Kelly put all of Southeast Kansas under a “drought watch” on Monday. A water drought emergency ordinance continues in Galena. It came from the state through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and required the city to establish three stages of water conservation measures in case of an emergency. The city uses wells and is working on getting another one up and running. “I hope everybody, myself included, is conscious of their water usage – because I think we take a lot of things for granted – and at any time, something could turn on the dime,” said Ashley Qualls Groves, Galena Mayor. The city uses Missouri American Water as its backup source in the case of an emergency.
Source: KSNF/KODE
