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Reservoir levels back to normal
Water restrictions still in place
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A little over a year after the county’s reservoirs reached unheard of low-levels, water-levels have returned to nearly full levels.Newton County Water Resources Director Karl Kelley told the Board of Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting that Lake Varner is only 1.1 feet below full pool levels, while the county’s other reservoir, City Pond, is at full levels.Lake Varner is currently 96 percent full and 3.3 feet higher than it was at this same time last year. With a continuation of the current rainfall pattern, the reservoir should be at full pool levels by Feb. 1, according to the report