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In spite of daily forecasts of “scattered thundershowers,” local reservoirs’ water levels are again dropping as they typically do in the fall.

As of Tuesday morning, the Bear Creek Reservoir was 692.12, 2.88 feet below full pool, said plant operator Ken Moore.
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The Commerce area got 47.64 inches of rain during 2008. That’s six inches more than the Atlanta area got, but still almost six inches less than “normal” for Commerce, according to countrystudies.us, which tracks precipitation.

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Last week’s rainfall was good for the Bear Creek Reservoir.

Following the 3-plus inches of rain that fell Thursday and Friday, the 505-acre lake rose by more than two feet.

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Three feet more water and a year’s experience make a lot of difference.

Although the area remains mired in the worst drought in state history, the angst about reservoir levels and water restrictions is nowhere near what it was just one year ago.
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After months of warning customers not to water their lawns due to the drought, the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority has changed course.

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Two hundred ninety-four thousand dollars is a lot of money, particularly when it isn’t budgeted, but the decision of the Jackson County Industrial Development Authority, Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority and Jackson County Board of Commissioners to spend that sum is well warranted.

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Commerce officials think they’ve found an inexpensive way to add 20 percent to the capacity of the city’s reservoir.


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