Marion residents urged to keep conserving water

The City of Marion on Friday issued a statement urging residents to continue to limit their use of water.

A number of issues, old and new, have brought new attention to the need to keep conserving water in the city's system.

Most recent is a number of water leaks in the neighboring Crittenden-Livingston Water District, from which Marion has been receiving up to 60 percent of its daily needs. Crittenden-Livingston has been forced to reduce its allocation to Marion while the leaks are found and repaired.

Marion's own water plant was also taken offline during filter cleaning and testing.

In the longer term, continued hot and dry weather has caused a higher demand for water, even during the conservation efforts.

The City of Marion reminds customers that the Level-3 conservation rules are still in effect, and to avoid any non-essential water use for the time being.


Here's the statement issued Friday by the city council:

Marion Water and Sewer Customers, 
It has been brought to our attention this week that the water we have been receiving from Crittenden-Livingston Water District has been limited due to leaks within their distribution system.  With that news along with our Water Plant’s scheduled closure for the cleaning of the filtration system and testing today we are asking our customers to please limit ALL non-essential water usage.  Please remember, the City of Marion is still under a Level-3 Conservation.  We continue to work to resolve this issue today and appreciate everyone’s efforts!!