HARVEST, Ala. — As Level 2 water conservation efforts continue in the Harvest-Monrovia Water/Sewer Authority district, officials say they have been purchasing water from nearby utilities in order to keep up with demand.
In a public update posted Friday, the utility said that while they have "been able to maintain tank levels over the last few days, [they] have not been able to gain extra."
The result, they continued, is lower pressure being experienced by water customers at higher elevations.
"We have been purchasing additional water from Madison Utilities for most of the summer and on Tuesday August 13th we installed our portable booster pump to purchase additional water from Huntsville Utilities," they wrote.
The hope is that the added intake of water will allow the tanks to fill "and not just maintain the current level."
Crews are working over the weekend to complete this added water intake, but the authority stresses they need customers' assistance by refraining from watering lawns on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the Level 2 conservation effort.
Lawn watering is allowed Monday and Wednesday for even numbered addresses and Tuesday and Thursday for odd numbered addresses.