The city of Gunter, Texas — a town of 2,500 north of Dallas — is on the verge of running out of water as a historic drought grips the region.
"We're just taking it hour by hour and day by day," city manager Rick Chaffin told CBS MoneyWatch, adding that contractors were working on the wells"as we speak."
"People are using well water to water their lawns now, because the rain is not providing water," he said. "Apparently the car wash does NOT fall under"Every drop Counts," local resident Thomas Stratton Berry said in the town's Facebook group."We need to know why the wells have had mechanical issues over the years and why there hasn't been a preventative measure put in place."it had mutual aid agreements with neighboring fire departments in case of a fire emergency — a situation made more likely by extreme heat and drought.
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