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CR 559 Looking West
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Drought officially over for 1.6 million North Texans; Residents encouraged to continue using water wisely
Heavy, consistent rainfall has returned area lakes to full capacity, allowing the North Texas Municipal Water District to lift mandatory water restrictions. “It’s hard to believe this time last year we were experiencing the worst drought in more than half a century,” said Jim Parks, NTMWD executive director. “That’s Texas weather for you. Anyone who’s lived here for more than a few days understands how unpredictable our weather can be. That’s why we will always encourage people to implement simple water-saving tips to ensure our water resources last.” GSWSC is moving from its Stage 3 Drought Plan into what the District calls its Conservation Plan—its routine, non-drought plan. We faced an urgent water challenge, and GSWSC customers responded. In the middle of a severe drought, our customers saved almost 40 million gallons of water over the past 12 months. We’re grateful for their support and hope all of us can make saving water a life-long habit. Continued: >>>>>
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The existing GSWSC Conservation Plan does not have mandatory watering requirements, but rather recommendations for its Customers. Our water supplier, North Texas Municipal Water District relies on three reservoirs to serve customers — Lake Lavon, Lake Jim Chapman/Cooper and Lake Texoma. Lake Lavon’s lowest elevation was in November 2006, when it was more than 17 feet below normal. Lake Lavon did not completely fill back up until May 2007. Lake Texoma is also full, while Lake Jim Chapman/Cooper has gained more than 19 feet and is currently over 100 percent capacity, 1.5 feet above normal. Lake Jim Chapman/Cooper was last full in April 2003. |