High water demand in Hot Springs, Arkansas
7/20/2022 4:11:18 PM
CATEGORIES:
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Hot Springs, AR
Start Date: 7/1/2022
- End Date: 7/10/2022
Water demand has been high in Hot Springs where rainfall has been less than three-tenths of an inch in the past five weeks. Water production on July 1 peaked at 18.8 million gallons, the highest production day of 2022, a record that has been exceeded eight times in the 11-day period that ended July 10. The Hot Springs Utilities director stated that the capacity of the two treatment plants is about 22 million gallons daily, but if pushed hard, could produce 23 million gallons.
The Sentinel-Record (Hot Springs, Ark.), July 20, 2022
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