'It's nearly gone': Utah town at 6% of normal water flow as ranchers scramble to save crops and livestock

'It's nearly gone': Utah town at 6% of normal water flow as ranchers scramble to save crops and livestock

Residents of Emery, Utah, say this year's drought has brought the town to a level of water scarcity they do not recall experiencing before. What's happening? With the town ditch down to about 6% of its usual flow, local officials, ranchers, and households are all trying to stretch limited supplies for taps, fields, and animals, Fox 13 News Utah reported. Local rancher Kirk Christiansen said the current shortage is even more severe than the droug…