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Hydrologist warns Bowling Green of Maumee River 'flash drought' and water-supply risk
Summary
Hydrologist and resident Jim Evans told council that a 2025 'flash drought' centered on the Maumee River has produced a local 7-inch rainfall deficit and falling groundwater that makes Bowling Green’s water supply increasingly vulnerable; he urged the city to pursue Lake Erie access or a municipal well field and urged restrictions on large industrial water commitments.
Jim Evans, a resident and professional hydrologist, told the Bowling Green City Council that the Maumee River Valley experienced a 2025 “flash drought” that centered the water shortage on the local watershed and has materially reduced streamflow and groundwater levels.
“Overall, the drought of 2024 was more severe… but the 2025 drought was directly centered on the Maumee River Valley,” Evans said, describing a roughly 7-inch rainfall deficit in northwestern Ohio this summer and long-term declines in river discharge. He added: “As a…
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