Water demand in the country's fastest growing city is currently on pace to surpass supply by 2030. Georgetown is seeking out new water sources and has ramped up education and conservation efforts.
and home to more than 86,000 people, must find a new water source by 2030 in order to avoid supply shortages, according to aSince moving to Georgetown in 2021, Moore said the city, which runs its own water utility, has struggled to meet customers' demand multiple times. That includes last summer, when drought and construction delays on one of Georgetown's water treatment plants
Still, Moore wonders if it’s enough. He’s concerned the city continues to be more reactive than proactive in its approach to water. "You can’t produce more water," she said."You can treat more water, but you can’t produce it. You can produce more electricity, but water is a finite resource."at least 39,000-acre feet of groundwater
“It’s something that we’re putting more and more emphasis on," she said."We get a lot of customers that come from out-of-state ... so having people come here, really kind of the most important step initially is education."
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