Water Shortage Warning issued By Department Of Homeland Security
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On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Natural Resources issued a water shortage warning for counties severely affected by drought. All public water systems are of particular importance during a potential water shortage. Indiana Department of Environmental Management, along with other state agencies, will be working with the community to minimize possible impacts that drought conditions may have on customers. One of the important objectives of a water shortage warning in to initiate concerted voluntary conservation efforts as a means to avoid shortages and relieve stresses on the water sources. That means public water systems will be asked to reduce water use by 10 to 15 percent. Additionally, the water shortage warning is a rigger for public water systems to immediately develop and update water shortage contingency plans for their respective systems, where such plans are not already available for implementation.
