DANVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - As drought conditions worsen around our region, some municipalities have been asking residents to conserve water. For private well owners, it’s more complicated.

Danville resident Janet Givens’ home is a beautiful oasis tucked away in the hills. But this summer, she has been running into water problems.

“It’s one of those things we kind of take for granted,” Givens said.

For the most part, her well worked just fine. Until it didn’t. She started noticing her water pressure going down, then problems with her washing machine and dishwasher. “Then it all began to fall into place, and we wound up, you know, ‘Where do you shower? What do you drink?’” she said.

It’s the first time her 45-year-old dug well ever went dry. They’ve now replaced it with a 480-foot drilled we

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