20M gallon decline in water usage

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Citizens Water reported Saturday that water usage across its service area declined more than 20 million gallons on Friday compared to the previous day’s usage.

According to Citizens Water, after Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard declared a water shortage warning, mandatory water restrictions, including a ban on lawn watering, went into effect at noon on Friday.

“We are very encouraged by yesterday’s decline in water usage. We appreciate the community’s cooperation with the water restrictions that were implemented yesterday due to the severe drought we are experiencing,” said Carey Lykins.

Even though there has been a significant decline in usage levels, water levels at area reservoirs continue to fall due to lack of rain and releases to maintain stream flow and water supply for customers, according to Citizens Water.

Below is operational data from Friday, July 13 provided by Citizens Water.

Water Usage
-182.49 MGD

Reservoir Levels
-Morse Level: 804.50 (down 5.50 feet from full)
-Geist Level: 783.11 (down 1.89 feet from full)
-Eagle Creek Level: 787.88 (down 2.18 from full)

Daily Releases
-Morse: 65 MGD
-Geist: 43 MGD
-Eagle Creek: 6.2 MGD