High demand for water amid the heat wave and problems with soil shrinking as the ground warms has resulted in burst pipes and low water pressure in Oklahoma City, prompting officials to issue mandatory water-use restrictions for the first timein at least a decade, according to utilities department spokeswoman Debbie Ragan.
The OPSIS data raises the critical question of how the dam is experiencing one of its all-time highs inwater intake when no significant rainfall has been reported.