Airway Heights moves to conserve water

The city of Airway Heights is following suit and joining Medical Lake and Cheney in conserving water this summer.

At Monday’s City Council meeting, interim Public Works Director Ross Dunfee and Lance Peterson, public works water lead, informed the council they have enacted level 1 and 2 water restrictions in the city. The restrictions are a result of the hot weather’s effect on the city’s wells, as well as water across Washington state.

“The system’s water supply to the system is down and we are currently monitoring those levels,” Dunfee said.

Peterson explained that at level 1, the Public Wor...