By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Atchison city officials are asking residents to conserve water after an ice jam upstream on the Missouri River dropped the river’s levels and threatened the water supply for the city.
Officials in the northeast Kansas city point out the Missouri River level has already been lowered by persistent drought in the upper Missouri River basin. The auxiliary pump is doing its job, according to Atchison officials, but officials worry the sub-freezing temperatures could cause water main breaks or other complications that would reduce the city’s three-day supply of water.
Atchison residents are being asked to conserve water until the emergency passes.