As rainfall basically has ceased in the county during the past several months, with numbers to date falling below those before the historic 2011 and 1954 droughts, the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District has moved into Stage 2 drought, introducing new water use restrictions.
During the groundwater district’s meeting Monday, the directors heard an update on hydrologic conditions across the state and found there was a lack of tropical storms caused by a La Niña weather pattern, leading to strengthening drought conditions. Further, the district’s 43 monitor wells are seeing drooping water levels with five reaching record lows for the month.
CCGCD Director Micah Voulgaris said Stage 2 means there is a 20 percent reduction in production use for permitted uses and it introduces a new watering schedule for sprinklers and automated lawn-watering systems. Additionally, the watering schedule for lawns is introduced based on home addresses.
