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«ws W ith th e c u r r e n t h e a t w a v e , a n d m o r e m o n th s o f p o te n tia lly h o t d r y w e a th e r , I n e e d to a s k T o w n r e s id e n ts to v o lu n ta r ily r e s tr ic t w a te r in g h o u r s . P le a s e d o n o t le a v e y o u r s p r in k le rs o n o v e r n ig h t o r o n d u r in g th e h o t p a r t o f th e d a y . T h a n k s in a d v a n c e f o r y o u r c o o p e ra tio n . W e h a v e n o t h a d to lim it w a te r in g h o u r s f o r s e v e ra l y e a r s a n d h o p e w e d o n o t n e e d to th is y e a r . O u r g o o d n e w s f o r th e m o n th is th a t S h a d y C o v e h a s a g r e e d to w o r k w ith u s to tr a in a lo c a l p e r s o n to b e o u r w a s te w a te r s y s te m o p e r a to r . W e h a d b e e n u n s u c c e s s fu l in o u r a tte m p t to h ir e a p e r s o n w ith a ll th e r e q u ir e d c e r tif ic a tio n . 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