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York Water asks customers to voluntarily reduce usage

NEW AT NOON, THE YORK WATER COMPANY IS ASKING CUSTOMERS TO CONTINUE CUTTING BACK ON NON-ESSENTIAL WATER USE. THERE IS A REDUCED SUPPLY IN THE COMPANY’S WATERSHED AREA. HOT, DRY CONDITIONS TH

York Water Company asks customers to voluntarily reduce usage

Updated: 5:29 PM EDT Sep 6, 2023

The York Water Company is asking customers to restrict their usage due to reduced water supply.The company says the hot and dry summer conditions that are extending into September make supply conditions worse, particularly in the south-central portion of Pennsylvania.“Even the few storms that we have seen across the region have largely missed York or have fallen short of expectations, week after week. We are at a point now where we have to ask our customers to come together as a community and conserve our resources,” York Water President and CEO J.T. Hand said in a statement. The York Water Company serves more than 210,000 people across 54 communities in Adams, Franklin and York counties.The Company gets its water from the south branch and east branch of the Codorus Creek, which drains an area of approximately 117 square miles. The Company also has two reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman.Below: Tips to save water and stay cool

YORK, Pa. —

The York Water Company is asking customers to restrict their usage due to reduced water supply.

The company says the hot and dry summer conditions that are extending into September make supply conditions worse, particularly in the south-central portion of Pennsylvania.

“Even the few storms that we have seen across the region have largely missed York or have fallen short of expectations, week after week. We are at a point now where we have to ask our customers to come together as a community and conserve our resources,” York Water President and CEO J.T. Hand said in a statement.

The York Water Company serves more than 210,000 people across 54 communities in Adams, Franklin and York counties.

The Company gets its water from the south branch and east branch of the Codorus Creek, which drains an area of approximately 117 square miles. The Company also has two reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman.

Below: Tips to save water and stay cool