A Tennessee city is under extreme water stress, and officials are pleading with residents to reduce their water consumption, according to WSMV.
What’s happening?
Manchester, Tennessee, is consuming 1 million gallons of water more per day than usual, and it’s impeding the city’s ability to function.
“Water demand is so high that it is preventing the [Duck River Utility Commission] from performing essential maintenance and repairs at the water treatment facility,” the city said in a Saturday statement. “This will lead to a complete water system failure in less than a week if customers do not reduce water use.”
This warning also named nearby communities Tullahoma, Wartrace, Bell Buckle, Hillsboro, and Pelham…