River down to lowest level ever

09/25/07 By Andrea Freygang

Rome officials said although Monday’s 13-inch water level at the Oostanaula River pumphouse is the lowest ever recorded, it isn’t causing the city any problems yet.

City Manager John Bennett said the city can still meet the average demand of about 10 million gallons per day, but because of the low water there’s no way the allowable maximum of 18 million gallons per day can be withdrawn.

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