Goulds resident Jeff Kirk said his well ran dry in late July after a hot and dry summer in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Submitted by Jeff Kirk)

The taps are running dry for some of the people who rely on well water in parts of Newfoundland.

Jeff Kirk lives in the Goulds. His dug well has dried up in the past, but he says it's been years since that happened — and it's never been this bad.

"I've never seen it this dry, and I'm 62 years old," Kirk told CBC News. "It's been dry since the last week of July. So I guess we're approaching a month, and when I say dry, it's bone dry."

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Kirk, who lives with his wife, said they've had days when they couldn't shower in their own home.

"You take water for granted until you don't have it," he

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