LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lincoln’s mayor has eased water use restrictions imposed because of the flooding’s threat to the city’s well fields on the Platte River.
Mayor Chris Beutler (BEYET’-lur) announced Wednesday that requirements for a 50 percent residential cutback and 25 percent for businesses were no longer necessary. The city now wants residents and businesses to follow voluntary restrictions and try to reduce their normal usage by about 25 percent. But the mayor is asking residents to hold off watering their lawns and for restaurants to provide water only on request.
The restrictions were initially imposed after the system temporarily lost pressure Sunday evening.
The city had been getting water from only one Platte River well field because of flooding near Ashland. Power was restored to a second well field Wednesday, allowing water production to increase to 40 million gallons (151.4 million liters) - more than enough for Lincoln’s normal winter and early spring water usage.
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