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The Southington Citizen | southingtoncitizen.com
Friday, June 26, 2020
Water
Luke McCluskey, 10, of Terryville, tries fishing close to the dock while spending some time with grandfather Gil Dube, of Southington, at Crescent Lake in Southington on Tuesday.
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voluntary restrictions, he said. “(Demand) went up.” Casarella said the department depends on wells for the majority of its water. He’s not worried about wells running dry, but wants to slow demand to keep from getting to that point.
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“I’d rather be cautious and not have an emergency,” Casarella said. The department usually pumps about 4 million gallons of water per day. It’s now pumping 8.3 million.
“I’ve seen this with nurseries. It’s the busiest years they’ve ever had. People are staying home, they’re doing more work at home. They’re
Manganese concerns
putting more pools in for kids,” he said. A day of rain would help with water levels, according to Casarella.
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fix is to install a manganese No widespread water treatment system. In the restrictions meantime, the water is being mixed with water from other There are no water restrictions in Meriden. Kristen wells without manganese. Noel of the city’s Water Bu“With so much water being reau said usage hasn’t been used, that manganese is be- too elevated. ing blended with other waThe Wallingford Water and ter. It cuts it down quite a Sewer Department couldn’t bit,” he said. be reached for a comment Tuesday. The Regional Water Authority that serves Cheshire didn’t return a call for comment.
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Casarella said the lack of rain has people watering plants and lawns more frequently. With many people home, they’re also doing more gardening and other outdoor work.
The state should have gotten more than 3.5 inches of rain so far. Precipitation for most areas has been barely a half inch, Lessor said. Areas of the state expected to get showers or thundershowers this week, but Lessor said precipitation could be very localized. “We do have the chance for scattered showers over the next few days,” he said, Monday. “It’s that time of year that some places get it, some places don’t.”
