After going through our longest heat wave in many years and the drought as well, many of the city water utilities in the area have been keeping an eye on the water usage and supply levels.

City Administrator Butch Niebuhr says things are looking pretty good in Perry so far. The City is set up to supply much more water than the current demand due to large industries needing thousands of gallons per day. Niebuhr says they have been impacted by the recent heat wave, though it hasn’t gotten to the point where residents should have noticed a difference in their water supply.  Niebuhr says they’ve also extended their hours slightly to meet the demand.

Jefferson water superintendent Tom Schilling says they typically monitor the wells once a month but as of earlier this week, things were in good shape.  Jefferson says six wells, four in town and two for the county.  Schilling says they rotate them on a regular basis and have seen a slight change recently, but for now the City’s plan is to just keep an eye on things.

Bill Slater watches over the water levels for the city of Guthrie Center.  He says things are near normal there as well, but warns that if we don’t get any decent rainfall over the next month things may have to change.