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The city of Alcoa, Tenn. can depend on the Little River less and less for its water needs, mainly due to an ongoing drought which has led to the banning of all non-essential uses of water.
So in efforts to keep some of the city?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s newly planted landscaping from going brown, the fire department has donated the use of Engine 4, a fire truck that was built in 1976 and has been ?EUR??,,????'?????<?in retirement?EUR??,,????'?????<? for years. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Engine 4 is filled with 3,000 gallons of pond water, which is delivered to the plant material in the new landscaping project.
Fire chief Roger Robinson said that they were using public works pumps to pump the water from the pond. City officials say the trees and shrubs were planted this summer, before the drought started. The total cost of the landscaping project cost $150,000.
Currently all outdoor watering is banned, as is filling or refilling swimming pools and hot tubs. Residents are also not allowed to wash any vehicles, nor are commercial car washes or other businesses.
Source: WBIR.com.
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