{"id":19254,"date":"2014-03-28T13:53:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T18:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=19254"},"modified":"2014-03-31T08:53:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T13:53:59","slug":"city-of-duncan-considers-drastic-measures-as-its-main-water-source-dries-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2014\/03\/28\/city-of-duncan-considers-drastic-measures-as-its-main-water-source-dries-up\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Duncan Considers Drastic Measures As Its Main Water Source Dries Up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Southwestern Oklahoma continues to be brutalized<\/a> as it heads into a fourth consecutive year of drought, and for the City of Duncan, a real water crisis is in the works.<\/p>

Waurika Lake, which provides water to several communities in the area, is in danger of drying up completely by next year,\u00a0News9.com’<\/em>s Evan Anderson reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

There could be a total ban on the outdoor use of water, if Waurika Lake water levels dip below a certain level. City officials don’t believe residents understand the severity of the water problem.<\/p>

“It’s never been this low before,” said Jack Jackson. “This is the lowest it’s been in the history of it.”<\/p>

Jack Jackson is on the water resources board. He says with no significant rain in the future, Waurika Lake will be completely dry, by next year.<\/p>

“And after that, it’s going to be up to what we can negotiate with the Army Corps of Engineers,” said Jackson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

Duncan is currently implementing stage 3 of its water rationing plan, which allows outdoor watering two days per week between midnight and 9 a.m. If the lake drops below 40 percent of its capacity, the city will move to stage 4 rationing.<\/p>

In the story, City Manager Jim Frieda says stage 4 is the ‘worst-case-scenario’ and means no outdoor water use, period. That includes watering lawns, filling swimming pools, and washing cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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