Minnesotans have become quite familiar with drought in recent years. Not only how it affects the water supply, but also the rules that can come with it.
Annika Bankston, the Director of the Division of Water Treatment and Distribution Services for Minneapolis, says the city has been closely monitoring the Mississippi watershed, which supplies the city’s drinking water. Despite expanding drought conditions, she said restrictions haven’t been needed yet.
“Minneapolis residents have been doing a great job of using water very efficiently, and so our demands have been within the management targets that we’re looking at,” she said. “Typically, at this stage of drought, we like to be within 50% of our January winter use.”…