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Continued water conservation in the North Texas Municipal Water District
10/24/2014 2:09:12 PM



CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bryan County, OK
Johnston County, OK
Marshall County, OK
Allen, TX
Copeville, TX
Fairview, TX
Farmersville, TX
Frisco, TX
Josephine, TX
Lavon, TX
Lucas, TX
McKinney, TX
Melissa, TX
Murphy, TX
Nevada, TX
Parker, TX
Plano, TX
Princeton, TX
Prosper, TX
Wylie, TX
Cooke County, TX
Garland, TX
Mesquite, TX
Richardson, TX
Rowlett, TX
Sachse, TX
Sunnyvale, TX
Little Elm, TX
Bonham, TX
Grayson County, TX
Crandall, TX
Forney, TX
Kaufman, TX
Scurry, TX
Terrell, TX
Fate, TX
Rockwall, TX
Royse City, TX

Start Date: 10/23/2014 - End Date: 3/31/2015
Customers of the North Texas Municipal Water District were asked to curb sprinkler use to once every two weeks from Nov. 1 through March 31, 2015. The district’s reservoirs were very low from years of drought. Lake Lavon was 12.53 feet below conservation level, Jim Chapman Lake was 11.59 feet low and Tawakoni was 11.3 feet low. Lakes Lavon and Chapman held less than 50 percent of capacity. Lake Texoma, which provides about 25 percent of the district’s water, is so salty that it must be mixed with “sweeter” water from Lavon and Chapman at a ratio of 4:1. Dallas Morning News, Oct. 23, 2014
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