ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — Attleboro's City Council approved a request Tuesday by Mayor Cathleen DeSimone to allocate $500,000 for purchasing water from two other communities. Attleboro has been experiencing a water supply issue since last year as a result of both a drought and human error. The latter stemmed from "oversight and communication issues" within the city's water department during work done over the summer. In December, Water Superintendent Kourtney Allen resigned days after the error was made public. MORE: Attleboro water superintendent resigns amid ongoing supply emergency The funding is coming from the water department's salary budget line and will go to water account lines with Mansfield and Pawtucket, according to DeSimone. The mayor said the city currently has a temporary emergency water interconnection with Mansfield and is working to create a permanent one with Pawtucket. The interconnection with Mansfield began on Nov. 25, she said, and Attleboro has gotten 13,539,000 gallons of water so far, at a cost of $207,000. As for how much longer the city will get water from Mansfield and when it will start receiving from Pawtucket depends on how much rain "we receive in the coming days and weeks," DeSimone added. "With recent rains we have made some progress toward replenishing our reservoir and we hope that trend continues," she explained. "Our goal is to continue all efforts to increase the water level at the reservoir and thereby mitigate the need for, and cost of, receiving emergency water." LOOKING AHEAD: Detailed 7-Day Forecast Water conservation efforts in the city are still in place. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily Roundup SIGN UP NOW