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Lancaster Rural Water District issues mandatory water reduction

The Lancaster Rural Water District issued a mandatory reduction in water usage on Thursday.

Published: Jun. 22, 2023 at 10:15 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lancaster Rural Water District issued a mandatory reduction in water usage on Thursday.

Customers must cut back on sprinkler usage by 50 percent or face a total ban of sprinkler use.

Jordan Bang, the manager of Rural Water District 1 said the supply struggles really started in 2018 when a hot weekend and a huge jump in demand compromised water supply and quality. Since then, supply and demand have remained out of sync each summer.

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