KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas town about 60 miles northeast of Kansas City has mandated water use restrictions after an ice jam on the Missouri River in Nebraska significantly lowered water levels downriver.
Record low water levels led the city of Atchison, located along the Missouri River, to declare mandatory water conservation efforts on Tuesday, according to a city news release.
In order to continue meeting the water demands of the city residents, farmers and businesses, nearly everyone in the city of about 11,000 people is being asked to conserve water.