SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The high water table and persistent rain are causing problems in South Hutchinson.

According to Public Works Superintendent James Dull, the flooding has caused the sanitary sewer lines to back up in some part of the city. Dull says they are working with KDHE to take care of the problem.

Dull also reports that the storm sewer system is being stressed to the limit. They are pumping water directly over the levee into the Arkansas River.

The city is asking residents to do anything possible to conserve water until water levels decline.