Sasebo water rationing plan put on hold

Sasebo water rationing plan put on hold
By Travis J. Tritten, and Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, January 9, 2008

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Plans to ration the city’s water supply and curb service to about 100,000 residents were put on hold indefinitely Monday, Sasebo city and U.S. Navy officials said.

Rationing probably won’t be necessary because holiday precipitation edged up the city’s reservoirs, which were nearly half depleted by a fall dry spell.

The Navy said Monday it will forgo rationing on base until Sasebo city government decides municipal rationing is necessary.

The city water department said water levels will be reassessed in February, but the current supply appears adequate for Sasebo’s needs.

“We are going to essentially mirror what the city is doing,” said Lt. Cmdr. David Kang, public works officer at Sasebo Naval Base. “If they don’t have water rationing, we won’t have rationing.”


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