The Oakwood water plants reduced the hardness level by 64.8% on the average while the sodium content of the water increased by 248% on the average during 2018. Both of these percentages are within normal operating ranges.

The eight production wells produced 486,173,000 gallons of water in 2018, which is an average of 1,332,000 gallons per day. In 2017, the eight production wells produced 418,658,000 gallons of water. This represents a 16.1% increase in raw water produced in 2018. The 2018 maximum day well production was on July 14 at 2,308,000 gallons. It is common that our highest usage occurs during the summer months when many property owners irrigate their lawns. The 2018 minimum day well production was on November 16 at 649,000 gallons. The minimum day production normally occurs in the fall or winter.

Out of the 486,173,000 gallons pumped in 2018, 23,593,000 gallons were used to either backwash filters or regenerate the softening units at 210 Shafor and 120 Springhouse. This represents 4.85% of the total water pumped for the year, a 50.5% decrease from 2017. This large decrease is attributed to inaccurate flow meters. The meters were over 14 years old and had become inaccurate.

Chart 1 below and Chart 2 on the next page show the 2018 water table draw down compared to 2015, 2016 and 2017.