Officials reassured city water customers that there is no shortage or need for restrictions on water usage.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Despite the moderate drought affecting the region, we're told Lima's water supply is in good shape.
Officials reassured city water customers that there is no shortage or need for restrictions on water usage. The water level in the city's five reservoirs is slightly low, but not much worse than is expected for this time of year due to Ohio's dry summers.
Officials say the continued investments in building and maintaining these reservoirs over the years means the supply is nearly drought-proof. They tell us the city has not had to request residents limit their water usage since 1988, and the supply has only increased since.
Officials say the continued investments in building and maintaining these reservoirs over the years means the supply is nearly drought-proof.
"If you put it in perspective, before we built Williams Reservoir, which is the last reservoir we built, and it holds 5 billion gallons, it holds one third of our storage. But before we had that, we only had ten—ten billion gallons. Which was good, and we survived a lot of dry summers before we had Williams, with just ten billion gallons," explained Mike Caprella, the Utilities Director with the City of Lima.
The reservoirs are currently holding 11 billion of their 15 billion capacity.
