END OF REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION
3/4/2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2021
END OF REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION
DECATUR, IL — The City of Decatur has ended its request for water customers to voluntarily conserve water per terms of its Low Lake Level/Drought Action Plan.
The water level of Lake Decatur has steadily increased due to moderate precipitation in the Lake Decatur watershed this year. The lake reached a low point of 610.7 feet above mean sea level (65% full) on January 1 and has since increased 2.6 feet to 613.3 feet above mean sea level (89% full) which is above the normal winter lake level. It is anticipated that spring rains should be more than adequate to fill the lake to capacity around May 1, which is the target date to have the lake 100% full each year.
Although the formal request for voluntary conservation has ended, residents and commercial customers are still urged to conserve water as part of normal, daily activities. A list of water conservation techniques and other water system related information can be found at epa.gov/watersense
The City would like to thank all water customers that were able to conserve water following the November 30th conservation request.
For more information contact Keith Alexander, Water Production Manager, at 217-424-2863, or Chaundra Smith, Water Production Operations Supervisor, at 217-424-2834.