Study: Water Supplies Not Meeting Demand in Black Hills Region

New study: Black Hills water supplies not meeting demand

PACTOLA RESERVOIR, S.D. – Water levels in this major source of drinking water for Rapid City were so low this spring that city leaders implemented water-use restrictions weeks earlier than normal and the state delayed installation of public boat docks. Lingering drought conditions and low levels of inflow from sources that feed the Pennington County reservoir were the main culprits for the water shortage. While heavy and consistent rains in July…

Water supplies not meeting demand in South Dakota's Black Hills region, study says

PACTOLA RESERVOIR, S.D. (AP) — Water levels in this major source of drinking water for Rapid City were so low this spring that city leaders implemented water-use restrictions weeks earlier than normal and the state delayed installation of public boat docks.

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Black Hills water supplies not meeting demand, study says

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New Study: Black Hills Water Supplies Not Meeting Demand

PACTOLA RESERVOIR — Water levels in this major source of drinking water for Rapid City were so low this spring that city leaders implemented water-use restrictions weeks earlier than normal and the state delayed installation of public boat docks.