Summers like this one remind us just how precious water is. But providers in North Texas are battling not just high heat but a lot of people moving here.
"In the summertime, our water usage does go up," said Zeke Campbell with the North Texas Municipal Water District. "We typically see an almost two-fold increase compared to wintertime, so this is definitely our busy season when it comes to water production."
"55,000 people moving to our service area every year. As we like to say, they aren’t bringing water with them," Campbell said. "For us, it’s absolutely critical to meeting the growth that we’re seeing," said Galen Roberts, assistant deputy of water resources for the NTMWD. "Were it not for Bois D’arc, we may not have enough supplies during a drought of record. But now that we have it online, we’re in a very good position for the foreseeable future."
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