Port Angeles – Port Angeles City Manager Nathan West on Monday rescinded the Stage III Water Shortage Declaration, effective immediately. All restrictions as set out in the City’s Water Shortage Response Plan have been lifted.

The Stage III Water Shortage was declared on September 9 in response to critically low water levels in the Elwha River.

Ongoing review of water levels by staff indicate that water flows were the lowest on October 4, with actual flows just above 200 cubic feet per second, but since October 19, water levels have been slowly stabilizing, reaching actual flows of 2,070 CFS on Friday.  As a result, and based on additional rain in the weather forecast, water shortage restrictions are no longer necessary.