Dry times

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Rich Zugschwerdt of Sikeston checks over his red canna lilies he and his wife, Bonnie, transplanted from their former home in Texas as a sprinkler runs. Water usage is on the rise as more people are resorting to irrigating their plants, filling their swimming pools and quenching their thirst during the current dry spell. (Photo by Leonna Heuring, Staff)

Rain gauges get little use in June

leonnah@standard-democrat.com

SIKESTON -- With less than an inch of rain recorded throughout the area last month, water usage is on the rise, leaving many to wonder when the next big rain will finally arrive.

Ed Throop, director of the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities, said customer usage of the city's water system has definitely increased.

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