By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

In planning for the 2015 budget, Ellis County Commissioners have made water their top priority — water resources and water use within the county.

Speaking recently to the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce, County Administrator Greg Sund said Ellis County doesn’t operate a water utility as the city of Hays does, “but that doesn’t mean we can’t promote efficient water use throughout the county.”

Sund said commissioners will look at conservation programs such as the low-flow showerhead exchanges already in use by the cities of Hays and Ellis.

Many Ellis County rural residents and businesses get their water from the Trego County Rural Water District:

The city of Ellis is considering a partnership with the Trego County Rural Water District in searching  for a new water supply.