Pampa parks have a problem, after losing ninety trees to the Texas drought with no end in sight.
"We've been in this drought for four to five years now and we started seeing the long lasting effects of this drought," said Donny Hooper, Director of Public Works in Pampa, "and that is that the tree's get susceptible to disease."
Forty two parks currently reside in Pampa, with the majority being watered via a small creek system that relies heavily on rain water. But with reduced rain water the past few years, the creeks have struggled to keep up.
According to Ed turner, Streets & Parks Superintendent in Pampa, the creeks need roughly an inch of rain a week to supply the parks.
"Since we haven't had any water in the past five years, through time the saturation within the grounds has dried up," said Hooper.
Both Hooper and Turner agree, the problem behind the towns park woes is lack of rain-water, which is hard to come by in the Texas Panhandle.
