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Snyder Water Use Remains High

By: Snyder Daily News
Updated: July 18, 2012
Snyder's water usage was above the allocation set by the Colorado River Municipal Water District (CRMWD) again last week, with a daily average of 2 million gallons per day (mgd).

That total is below the previous week's average of 2.27 mgd.

During the peak day last week, the city used 2.33 million gallons.

The CRMWD has allocated Snyder 1.8 mgd.

Lake J.B. Thomas is still 0.68-percent full after receiving 0.8 inches of rain last week. The lake has 1,357 acre-feet of water remaining in the lake bed. On July 2, 2011, Thomas was more than 3-percent full.

The O.H. Ivie Reservoir is now 14.52-percent full, with 80,465 acre-feet of water. It was 25-percent full a year ago. Ivie received 1.3 inches of rain last week.

The E.V. Spence reservoir, which once fed San Angelo, is only 0.32-percent full.

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