OT Just how bad is the drought? Just curious OT

The amount released from the reservoir represented roughly 1.6 acre feet of water, enough to supply three families of four people each for a year.

The city sometimes experiences water quality problems at the Blue Crystal reservoir, located off Highway 67 in the eastern portion of the city, White said. Built in 1981, the 700,000-gallon reservoir is not highly used, White said. Decreased demand for water due to residential water conservation efforts have exacerbated efforts to keep water quality within state regulatory limits for chloramines.

The amount released from the reservoir represented roughly 1.6 acre feet of water, enough to supply three families of four people each for a year.

The city has 19 water reservoirs. White said she thought it had been at a least one year since the city had released water from one. A previous practice of releasing a press statement prior to a water release has been discontinued, White said.