“Norman Considers ‘Borrowing’ Water from Del City to Bolster Supply”
Filed by KOSU News in State Impact.
January 23, 2013
Norman: “Hey, can we borrow some of that water you’re not using?” Del City: “Yes. But we may say no next time you ask.”
- Source: Newsok
- Via: NewsOK.com
Norman, Midwest City and Del City rely on Lake Thunderbird for a water supply, supplemented by water wells.
The executive director of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, the lake’s governing body, recently sent a letter to each city ordering them to cut back usage from the lake by 10 percent due to low lake levels and a drought that is expected to continue and possibly intensify. Midwest City and Del City do not use the full amount allocated to them each year, but Norman does.
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Yeah..Norman uses the full amount which is allocated to them. At the same time, Del city is not using even 60% of it.