Following the news that central NC has been upgraded from "exceptional" to "severe" drought, the OWASA home page maes it official: We have been de-escalated from Stage 3 to Stage 1 water restrictions!
Please don't go washing your cars all at once. ;-)
At the OWASA Board of Directors meeting on April 10, 2008, the OWASA Board declared a Stage One Water Shortage effective April 11, 2008 (rescinding the February 28th Stage Three declaration). OWASA's storage capacity is now 70% full which represents 400+ days of storage (assuming no rainfall and average customer demand during the past 30 days).
In taking this action, the OWASA Board stressed that the drought is not over and that customers must continue to use water wisely. The Board said they would continue to monitor water supply and demand very closely and would return to more stringent restrictions if conditions warrant.
The Board also acknowledged and expressed its appreciation for the excellent conservation efforts of the OWASA customers.
I'm going to leave the low-flow shower head in place. The only change I'll probably make is to give a little help to a particularly thirsty azalea in my front "yard."
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like a fish without water
If you are going to wash
If you are going to wash your cars PLEASE do so at a facility that uses recycled water. We are heading into summer, we could still be in danger of a drought.