ASHVILLE, Ohio (WCMH)- Water leaks are causing trouble in a small village in Pickaway County, and residents are being asked to conserve water until Friday.

Jim Welsh, the water superintendent for the village of Ashville, said the likely cause of the water leaks is the extreme change from cold temperatures to warmer weather.

He said there were three different areas around the village with leaks or breaks.

“We’re trying to trace out where the leak is,” Welsh said. “We’ve got two leaks going on right now, and we’re trying to get them isolated so we can shut off and hopefully maintain water in the tower.”

Welsh said Wednesday the water tower levels were below half full because of the leaks.

He and his crews spent Wednesday afternoon and evening working at the intersection of Station Street and Park Street. Welsh said they would work through the night.

Meanwhile, residents in Ashville have been asked to conserve water. While the water is still safe to drink and use, Welsh said there may be some issues with how the water looks.

“The water will be discolored,” Welsh said. “The hardness will be up. There’ll be some iron in the water but they should have good pressure, decent pressure throughout the system.”

At Stephanie Lohr’s house, the water coming out of the faucet is still clear.

“We were just getting ready to actually cook dinner tonight and I boiled my water for what we were cooking,” Lohr said.

Her family is taking steps to conserve as the village has requested.

“Just try not to take as long of showers,” Lohr said. “I haven’t been running water like while we brush our teeth. I haven’t been doing any laundry.”

Near the area where crews are working, Kelly Marchi’s family is also conserving water.

“I wanted to hurry up and get two loads of laundry done at least. These guys had to take pretty quick showers,” Marchi said, gesturing to her children. “We really want to help out but trying to hope that they hurry up and figure something out.”

As of Wednesday evening, the village was asking people to conserve until Friday.

Welsh said people were being asked to avoid washing cars, take short showers, delay doing laundry or dishes and other measures to save water.