Drought Drops Water Reservoir A Foot Below Normal in Athens GA
Georgia drought conditions have forced Athens to dip into the Bear Creek Reservoir, which is now a foot below normal levels.
Georgia drought conditions have caused local reserves to be a foot below normal levels, according to Athens-Clarke County officials. Athens-Clarke County usually uses water from either the North Oconee or Middle Oconee Rivers. But the drought, which is nearing its second year, has left the rivers in a state too low to pull from. The city now gets its water from Bear Creek Reservoir, where the supply is slowly being depleted as well. "As of yesterday, it was a foot low," said Marilyn Hall, water conservation coordinator for Athens-Clarke County. "We can expect it to keep going down, especially because of the heat. The water in that reservoir is from the Middle Oconee River and it's been pumped. It could decline steadily all summer." …
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ACC Water Conservation Office
9:30 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The water in Bear Creek Reservoir is pumped from the Middle Oconee River, making it a bank side reservoir. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir#Bank-side_reservoir Hope this helps! more ›