Water report: 6 million gallons used in December; Lake Ballinger at 24% and inspections underway

Water department staff reported that the city used approximately 6,000,000 gallons from Lake Ivy in December and that Lake Ballinger is currently about 24% full. The department said lower usage and recent rain (16.55 inches reported this year) have helped but staff continue to monitor supply.

Officials discussed customer-service inspections to identify improper connections and grease or other problems; staff reported inspecting 17 businesses and that 95 inspections passed. The department said it will send letters to customers explaining safety work and the state mandate driving inspections. "We're getting letters ready to go out to our customers to let them know what's going on, what we're doing, why we're doing it, to keep our customers safe," the water representative said.