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Abilene utilities director recommends return to three‑day watering; council signals consensus to stay at two days
Summary
The city’s water utilities director briefed the council on reservoir levels and conservation triggers; after discussion the council indicated consensus to remain on a two‑day watering schedule and asked staff to publicize the status.
Abilene’s director of water utilities, Matthew Dain, updated the City Council on reservoir storage and the city’s water conservation plan, saying combined storage for Phantom and Hubbard reservoirs now supports a less stringent watering schedule but that continued monitoring is needed.
Dain described the city’s water conservation plan (codified in the utility ordinance) and explained that the plan uses combined storage percentage for Phantom and Hubbard to determine drought response stages. He said Hubbard’s larger volume skews the combined percentage and that although Phantom may appear relatively fuller, the combined metric is what triggers watering restrictions.
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