Dryer ground/underground apparently contributed to much less handheld magnetic compass aberrations observed in many of the same places recently. Hatcher Creek bottom appeared moist with no standing water yesterday with many robins foraging in the shaded creek bed. Kitchen tap water TDS ppm measured 30 times between May 8 and today 114 (+/- 4) with an increasing trend over the month, electroconductivity (microsiemens/) during the same time frame 240 (+/- 8) also trending upwards during the last month. Greenish patina dust scraped from some indoor copper tubing showed no signs of organic growth/reproduction after 72 hours on the agar. Local water restrictions remain in effect.