County Lifts Water Restrictions

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Mandatory water restrictions in Loudoun were dropped Monday afternoon.

County Administrator Kirby M. Bowers lifted a water shortage emergency and water restrictions, effective immediately, that had been in place since October. The mandatory restrictions had been in effect for all Loudoun County Sanitation Authority customers.

The LCSA requested that the restrictions be removed after rains increased the flow into Goose Creek over the weekend to more than 300 million gallons per day. As of Monday, the creek was flowing at a rate of just less than 200 gallons per day.

The county said two pumps are in operation to refill the Beaverdam Reservoir, which is about half full. As of mid-January, the reservoir was 25 percent full.

Customers' demand also has decreased. In March and April, demand is typically less than 22 million gallons per day – a rate that the LCSA can meet without restrictions.

Although the mandatory restrictions were lifted, the county urged customers to voluntarily use water wisely. Without rain on a regular basis, restrictions could return, the county said.

Under the mandatory restrictions, sanitation authority customers were prohibited from watering a lawn or vegetation with a hose or irritation system. Customers also couldn't power wash, operate an ornamental fountain or fill swimming/wading pools.

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Too bad Western Loudoun towns of Purcellville and Round Hill will do NOTHING even though their reservoirs have filled as well.
These towns view water as a commodity and use it to further their political agendas. Instead of providing service to their residents, they look how they can leverage water into power and more importantly, money.

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