Fukuoka officials urged residents to conserve water during a campaign outside Hakata Station on August 3, part of national Water Week activities that began August 1. About 80 representatives from the prefecture and a regional body covering 17 municipalities handed out leaflets to station users. They also distributed nori from the Ariake Sea, noting that roughly one-third of the Fukuoka metropolitan area’s water comes from the Chikugo River. Reservoir levels recovered after rain in late June, allowing the prefecture to dissolve its drought response headquarters in July. However, hot and dry conditions have since returned. As of August 3, the average storage rate at 21 major dams was 71.1 percent, about 10 percentage points below normal. Officials said supplies were stable but declining and asked residents to continue conserving water. Source: NHK News / TNC News
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