Lake Ringgold is Wichita Falls’s only option that can provide its customers with a long-term water supply that is dependable during a repeat of the most recent drought of record, or worse.
From 2010 to 2015, Wichita Falls experienced the worst drought in its history.
Lake levels fell below 19% capacity—lower than ever before.
Water restrictions lasted 1,395 days.
Businesses closed. Homes were sold. Sheppard Air Force Base considered relocating missions.
The city took emergency action, but those were temporary solutions.