A regional water supplier in Southwest Florida is getting squeezed by a severe drought, but there is still a key reason residents are not being told to panic.
Reporting from Suncoast Searchlight found that the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority’s main reservoir is now about half full, with the system’s total stored supply dropping from roughly 12 or 13 months of water to about eight months’ worth.
Even so, officials say the region’s backup system is doing what it was built to do and helping communities ride out dry periods without an immediate drinking water crisis…