Water woes no more? How fast-growing Fairhope reversed its scarcity concerns - al.com - AL.com
Water woes no more? How fast-growing Fairhope reversed its scarcity concerns - al.com
Lauren Turner and Evan Britt spent the lunch hour Thursday watching their young children frolic in the water spraying from the cannons of a pirate ship.
“This water is clean, taken care of and preserved,” said Turner, 33, of Daphne.
Children play in the splash pad at Fairhope's Community Park on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Fairhope, Ala. The splash pad is a popular summertime destination, but it had to be shut down at times during the summer of 2023 due to water conservation concerns. Fairhope city officials are hopeful that infrastructure improvements will prevent the city from declaring a future water emergency that would limit the splash pad's use, while also restricting irrigation and water usage in the fast-growing Baldwin County city.John Sharp
Lauren Turner and Evan Britt spent the lunch hour Thursday watching their young children frolic in the water spraying from the cannons of a pirate ship.
“This water is clean, taken care of and preserved,” said Turner, 33, of Daphne.
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