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That was the forecast at a conference Julie Kennedy attended several years ago. “Now we are starting to see that water is a rich commodity,” Kennedy, Grand Rapids Public Utilities general manager said. Several Iron Range municipalities are asking residents, businesses and other users to conserve water as a summer-long drought lingers. So far, the conservation requests are voluntarily. “We did voluntary efforts probably about a month ago, specifically irrigation,” Kennedy said. “People say, I can deal with my yard dying, but I just put $1,000 worth of shrubs in . We re asking people to take shorter showers, turn off the water when they re brushing their teeth, and to sprinkle between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.”

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