Weekend rain boosts Bartlesville water supply, city officials say - Examiner Enterprise

Weekend rain boosts Bartlesville water supply, city officials say

7:34 p.m. In an earlier version of this story, the lake and river levels were incorrect. Those figures have been updated.

Rainfall in the Hulah Lake watershed area over the weekend has resulted in a significant increasein the City of Bartlesville’s overall water supply, Water Utilities Director Terry Lauritsen saidearly Sunday.

"The rains over the last couple of days have been a tremendous boost to our water supply,"Lauritsen said. "Hulah Lake has increased the most, going from 52.7% on Friday to 95.4% today. Water levels at Hulah are up more than 3 feet, as of this morning."

Lauritsen said that as of Sunday morning, Hudson Lake had increased from 67.5% to 77.2%, with water levels up 1.4 feet. Copan Lake has so far seen the least improvement, increasing from 52.6% to just 53.3%, with water levels up 0.10 feet.

"Overall, we are at 71.2% of water supply remaining, and inflow is still coming in at a highrate at Hulah," he said.

Current lake levels:

- Hulah – 95.4%
- Copan – 53.3%
- Hudson – 77.2%
- Caney River – 100%

Overall Water Supply – 71.2%

Lauritsen said current water supply levels will allow water restrictions implemented this springto be modified.

"With significant inflow still coming into Hulah, we will wait until early in the week to announcethe modifications,” he said.