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Citizens Energy Group gives limestone quarry near Geist Reservoir new purpose

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For decades, the site on the edge of Geist Reservoir off of Oilo Road was an active limestone quarry. But Citizens Energy Group has given this crater a new use.

A more than 200 foot limestone wall that separates Geist Reservoir from the new Citizens Reservoir,

When drought causes water levels to drop on Geist, this new water source will help bring water levels back up. "It enables us to balance the withdrawals from our three primary sources of water: Geist Reservoir, Morse Reservoir and the White River," Dan Considine, a spokesperson for Citizens Energy Group, said.

The change from quarry to holding tank began in 2019. This new reservoir was filled in 2021 with excess water from Geist.

 

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