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Pactola Reservoir in Alert Status | Sioux Falls News
Pactola Reservoir is in “alert” status with water levels at 72% and inflows plummeting to just 37% of normal — forcing restrictions to stay past September into winter. Managers are carefully balancing releases to keep as much water as possible in the reservoir, while drought grips Pennington County and the upper watershed. Residents must still water between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. every other day, depending on their address — and officials warn this could be a multi-year dry spell. No easing until inflows surge significantly; even rain showers won’t cut it. If levels drop below 25% of average…
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