We knew it was going to be a tough battle. They were everything we heard.

Most water conservation measures can save our customers money both in the short and long runs.

If customers are able to reduce their water use, then Lake Decatur may not drop to a more critical level. If the lake level falls another foot, the city will have to implement mandatory water conservation measures, which have not been done since the drought of 1988.

Losing was a shock,

It is extremely important that our customers understand this is an early warning for all of us to start conserving water now, rather than face the possibility of more extreme measures later.

It's no longer looking for a Soviet division; the threat is now about a person, ... The problem you're talking about is how do you find one person, among 20-some million in Iraq, who has the ability to move. That's very difficult, but that's the war we're in.