BIG SPRING, TX — As previously reported, Big Spring received 10.3 inches of rain from August 30 – September 3, 2024. This has made a significant impact on local bodies of water in the area.
According to John Womack with the Colorado River Municipal Water District, or CRMWD, Lake J.B. Thomas rose in elevation by 10.3 feet. E.V. Spence Reservoir rose 1 foot, and O.H. Ivie Reservoir rose 5.7 feet. He advised that water is still flowing into the reservoirs and the water level is expected to rise more, especially E.V. Spence.
Womack advised that the water inflow from the recent rain was 83,000 acre feet. The normal CRMWD usage for the year is 60,000 acre feet. This means that they received more rain in these past few days than what is used in a year.
He went on to say that CRMWD feels good about water capacity when it’s at 25 percent or better. The last few days of rain have raised the capacity from 20 percent to 25 percent.
The Colorado River Municipal Water District (CRMWD) was founded in 1949 to provide wholesale raw water to the West Texas cities of Big Spring, Odessa and Snyder. Today, the District serves more than 600,000 Texans in a service area that includes 36 counties covering more than 30,400 square miles. We also serve three industrial, seven mining and approximately 300 rural water customers.
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