Recent rains and customer response to a voluntary request for a reduction in water use has resulted in more good news for the local water supply.
Truckee Meadows Water Authority reports water production for the month of June was 10 and half percent lower compared to June of 2013. Factoring in May consumption figures, which were down 19% compared to the same month in 2013, a total of 817 million gallons have been saved by TMWA customers so far.
TMWA senior hydrologist, Bill Hauck, says June's numbers mean they are well on their way to achieving their target savings goal of one point six billion gallons. He adds that every gallon saved is water in the bank that can be kept upstream for future use, should it be needed.
Savings numbers are compared to those of 2013 because that was the last year TMWA operated normally and did not ask customers to conserve water.