The town of Turon obtains its water supply from two wells penetrating gravel of the Meade formation and the Crete member of the Sanborn formation in the northwestern part of town. The average daily use is about 20,000 gallons. The water has a hardness of 196 parts per million and is chlorinated. The Pretty Prairie water supply is obtained from two wells penetrating the Meade formation and gravel of Blancan age in the western part of town. The wells are equipped with turbine pumps, which discharge water to an elevated storage tank having a capacity of 40,000 gallons.
Many industrial wells are in use in Reno County, principally in and near Hutchinson.
Santa Fe Railway Co. Water from industrial wells is used for cooling, washing, ice manufacturing, and air conditioning, and by meat-packing plants, creameries, and foundries. The Central Fiber Products Co. is supplied by four wells ranging in depth from 62 to 68 feet. Water is obtained from terrace deposits near the foot of the sandhills in the NE cor. The combined yield of the wells is 2,500 to 3,000 gallons a minute. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. is supplied by two wells in the NE SE sec.