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Highlands Ranch water provider moves to Drought Watch as snowpack falls to about 59% of normal
Summary
Sam Calkins of the Highlands Ranch Water and Sanitation District told the board the system has entered "Drought Watch" and urged voluntary customer reductions of 5–10% after South Platte Basin snowpack measured about 59% of average and reservoir storage sits near 60% capacity.
Sam Calkins, General Manager of the Highlands Ranch Water and Sanitation District, told the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District board that the water board has moved to “Drought Watch,” the second of five stages in its drought-response plan and urged voluntary customer reductions of 5–10% in water use.
Calkins said snowpack in the South Platte River Basin is…
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