Well, not too difficult a task. It only took 2 hours to go from 55k pop down to 45k pop and then climbed up to 85k pop (which is more then I had at it's previous peak). The "West Point" area that fits into the river bend seems to be undergoing a slight recession, but the rebuild "East Shore" area across the river has rebounded quickly enough to balance it out. With a few more hours of work, I think North Bend is going to start vying with South Bend for the population lead.

One of the things that I'm beginning to suspect is that water volume does not mean that you'll get good water coverage if you have aging and decrepit water pumps. I had 50% more water then I needed, yet instead of water being available up to 5-6 tiles away from a pipe, I was only seeing a coverage span of 2-3 tiles away from a pipe. After I went around and checked all of my water pumps for efficiency (destroying any that were below 75%), I again had the coverage that I had originally designed for.