Drought taps out some water wells around St. Louis

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from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:



ST. CHARLES COUNTY • For 28 years, the well outside Steve Mueller's modest home in St. Paul provided him with a steady flow of water.

Then, roughly three weeks ago, his son took a shower.

Just like that, the Muellers had run out of water.

"My mother lives up the road," Mueller said. "We've been going there to take showers."

Now you can add residential water wells to the list of casualties claimed by the Drought of 2012. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/drought-taps-out-some-water-wells-around-st-louis/article_e439beec-32a3-5435-a7ff-241d0cd6a135.html