Customers in Concord encouraged to reduce water usage while water line is offline

CONCORD, N.C. — Officials with the city of Concord are encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce water use through the end of Tuesday.

They want customers to avoid unnecessary water usage, such as lawn irrigation systems, to conserve as much water as possible.

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The city purchases up to 5 million gallons of water every day from Albemarle, but the water line is offline for scheduled work.

“Concord’s Water Resources Department is closely monitoring system-level issues in the city’s water tanks and pressure zones and is requesting the public’s assistance with maintaining resources until the Albemarle supply line is back in service,” Concord officials said Monday in a news release.

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Customers can also turn off faucets while brushing teeth, take shorter showers and wait to wash cars and water lawns and gardens.

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