Lake Hartwell could reach a record low level by the end of this week, according to Scott Willett, Executive Director of the Anderson Regional Joint Water Systems. County-wide water restrictions could be in effect by mid November.
Willett says the record low was 642 feet, back in the early 1980s, and the Army Corp of Engineers says the level today is 643.75 feet.
Willett says the Anderson Regional Water System serves a total of 210,000 customers, including Clemson and Anderson Universities. They will impose restrictions if the level of Hartwell Lake reaches 638 feet. The Army Corp of Engineers says they project that to happen by mid-November.
That would be the trigger for the extreme drought phase, and many water suppliers, including Anderson City Utilities and the Big Creek-Hammond Water and Sewer District, which are members of the Anderson Regional Joint Water Systems, say they will mandate customers stop all irrigation.
Anderson City Utilities already started mandatory restrictions last week, which allow staggered irrigation, but again, will stop all irrigation if the lake level reaches 638 feet.
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