Concord's Water Situation Still Dire, Sept. 7, 1925

No Change Today in Water Supply, Officials State. . . Artesian Well Being Used as Means of Increasing Supply, But There Is No Decided Change. . . Must Conserve Water on Hand. . . Persons in City Advised to be Careful as to Waste—Standpipe and Reservoir Are Both Filled

Water continues to be a scarce article in Concord. The supply, while remaining practically unchanged at its source in Cold Water Creek, is still scant and continued clear weather gives no indication of any relief from the shortage which the city is experiencing.

In an effort to enlarge the supply, one of the artesian wells, the one at the Water Station on Kerr street, has been connected to the system and was used for a time Saturday evening and night. The flow from this source is only 30 gallons per minute and gives only small relief from the shortage.

The air line at the artesian well on the Central Graded School grounds was broken, and it has not been possible to connect this yet. Work has been done on it today and it is probable that it may be used by Tuesday.

A little more water was noted in the creek this morning, according to Supt. L.A. Fisher, but he was dubious as to any continuation of the increase in the water, declaring that by night it would probably be back to its original size.

Persons in the city are asked by the water officials to conserve as much as possible the water during this crisis. Until heavy rain fall, there is no prospect of any additional supply.

From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, Sept. 7, 1925

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