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Ithaca, New York water supply desperately low
7/29/2016 1:18:54 PM



CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Tompkins County, NY
Ithaca, NY

Start Date: 7/28/2016 -  
Ithaca could be out of water in the next 30 days without significant rainfall, city officials announced on July 27. Fall Creek and Six Mile Creek, sources of municipal water for Ithaca and Cornell University, were at record low levels. The typical flow rate for Six Mile Creek is 14 to 20 cubic feet per second, but was flowing at 4 cfs during the week of July 18. United States Geological Survey data shows groundwater levels were lower than normal and steadily dropping. theithacajournal (N.Y.), July 28, 2016
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