Halifax Water is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water due to low supply levels amid a Nova Scotia drought.

The utility said due to a long period of dry weather, the water levels are only expected to get worse in the coming days.

“Due to prolonged dry weather experience in Nova Scotia, the Halifax water supply has diminished,” said Brittany Smith, Halifax Water senior communications advisor.

“We are almost entering our watch level where it’s prompted us to put out voluntary conservation measures.”

A longtime Sullivans Pond visitor said the state of the water at the popular Dartmouth Park is getting worse by the day, as residents notice bodies of water within the communities looking much lower than usual.

“So what you’re see is about 50 per cent covered now with water than wha

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