Three years after one of the worst droughts in Wichita Falls history, life is returning to normal. But as Texas creeps back into a drought, water experts say residents in the city and around the state can do more to conserve water and prepare for the next shortage, which is always on the horizon.
by Paul Cobler April 30, 2018 12 AM
WICHITA FALLS — In the early months of 2015, driving around Wichita Falls, filled with dust and wilting plants, was a depressing experience for resident Larry Ayres. The nights were even worse; he was sleepless with worry about what the city running out of water could mean for his family and his local chain of car washes.
Wichita Falls' corner of North Texas was enduring one of the worst droughts in its history at the time, leaving the reservoirs that supply water to the city barely above 20 percent full. If the combined levels of the reservoirs, lakes Arrowhead, Kemp and Kickapoo, had dipped below that mark, the city would have been forced to shut off all public water.
“It was unthinkable,†said Ayres, owner of four All American Car Washes in Wichita Falls. “I don't think anyone even tried to predict what would happen if the lakes reached that point, but there’s no telling what could have happened if we had run out.â€...
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/04/30/study-argues-need-texas-cities-restrict-watering-days/
What's the saying - our weather is droughts interspersed by floods?
