Above-average summer rainfall projections have Lincoln water officials confident they won't need to restrict water usage in the coming months, city officials said.Ìý
Two months after Platte River flooding temporarily halted water production in Lincoln's nearby wellfields, Assistant Director of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Donna GardenÌýsaid the aquifer feeding the city's water supply appears to be in good shape.Ìý
A drought is unlikely, she said at a press conference Friday to talk about the city's water situation.
City utility officials will continue monitoring the aquifer and riverflow, Garden said.Ìý
Water rates are structured to encourage conservation, she said.
Meanwhile, Lincoln residents are urged not to use lots of water every day when temperatures in the city spike, she said.Ìý
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