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Monroe Council hears water-supply update as city nears 180-day shortage threshold
Summary
City staff told the Monroe City Council that local drought conditions have worsened, leaving the city at about 190 days of supply and recommending Stage 1 conservation; council authorized a procedural motion to let the city manager declare a water shortage at 180 days and directed staff to pursue short- and long-term options including temporary piping from a city-owned quarry.
Rob Miller, Monroe City’s general manager of energy and water, told the City Council on Jan. 13 that ‘‘the City of Monroe is currently in a severe drought,’’ and that Union County and the city are well below typical precipitation for the year.
City water managers outlined how Monroe’s system operates — Lake Monroe and Lake Lee can be piped to Lake Twitty, home of the John Glenn Water Treatment Plant — and noted constraints on externally sourced water. Jay Boyce, deputy general manager of energy and water, said the city can take up to 1,990,000 gallons per day from a contract with Union County without triggering an interbasin transfer (IBT)…
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