The low water does concern us with our beaches, so we'll be looking at that this week and hoping that we'll get some rain so we can open this weekend. But we'll be putting the word out towards the middle of the week this week.

The issue is to get the job done before high water season, ... That's when it would become a concern.

A major concern is stock water, particularly in the Flint Hills - almost all that stock water is from ponds developed in pastures, and those pond water levels are way down, in some areas 40 to 50 percent of normal.

Our concern is that this is spring, and typically ground water and streams are recharged during the spring. Moreover, not only is precipitation down, but vegetation, which is coming out of its dormant state, will be drawing on the ground water.

It's a big cause of concern. We haven't seen water like this since El Nino.

LWS tells us that the water quality is good, but people are still suspect. I think they may be on the right track with the wells, but anyone looking to bring industry here has to only look on the Internet to know the problems.