City looks at options to avoid future water crisis such as what was experienced in June
The depth of each of Cheney's eight water wells is shown above. While shown uniform, the static groundwater level above each pump actually varies with each well.
With the coming of cooler temperatures and the wetter weather of fall and winter, Cheney's water supply issues have been solved.
That is, for now.
What the future holds is anybody's guess. For Cheney's public works director, Todd Ableman, if that future holds more of what has happened with weather patterns over the past two years, then the city and its residents will be looking at new approaches to supplying water.
From October through April, the city's water usage averages roughly 30 million gallons a month, an amount easily handled by two of Cheney's eight wells. Wells 1 and 2, located on Ea...
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