December 2007
U.S. Water News Online
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The city of Greenville has developed a storage system that will hold millions of gallons of water for use during a drought.
But there are no new water towers and no new reservoirs. The water is being stored deep underground in a layer of sand. Capacity for the underground system is estimated at somewhere between 100 million and 300 million gallons.
State and local officials say it will be North Carolina's first aquifer storage and recovery system, and it could offer relief in the future for drought-stricken areas.
Barrett Lasater of the Greenville Utilities Commission says a little extra water is treated and stored in the winter when demand is low. The water is then pumped back out in the summer when demand is high.
So far, Greenville has avoided mandatory water conservation measures, but it is encouraging voluntary cuts in water use.
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