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Driving near my area here in SW Cary, I actually saw a sign at the entrance to a relatively new community that told residents to "water their lawns, please." I was shocked, but maybe there is some truth to being fined by an HOA if your lawn looks shabby. I don't think the HOA's fine, under the circumstances, could hold its weight, but I am no attorney.
BOST Homes advertised rainwater collection/grey water use for yards and toilets in its home in Hasentree. Sounds like a viable option, to me. If there's water in the collection tank, you can use it to your heart's desire -- but like any system, whether city/county access or private well or rainwater collection -- if there's NO water, there's NO water, right?
In light of the drought, and measures to conserve, I do think it's unreasonable that homeowners or communities want to water lawns. I understand the 'investment,' as I sit on roughly 1/3 of an acre, myself, and we have lovely plants in the yard. But if it comes down to being able to take a sponge bath or get a glass of water to drink, and watering the yard, this should be a NO-brainer.
I've noticed the crab grass is doing quite well in my yard. And to think I've been buying chemicals to kill it! Could you conceivably have a lawn of crab grass -- kill all of the other noxious weeds, and just let the crab grass take over? Heck, it's 'green.'
In all seriousness, the zone for our area has changed as well, and I think we do need to consider warm season grasses like zoysia and Bermuda and centipede. If I have to live with a brown lawn, it looks more natural to me, for it to be brown during the winter months.
Anyone catch the news last night they covered the drought and overhead pictures of Falls Lake and ended it by saying Falls Lake has 110 days of water left if we do not get anymore rain. Other areas and reservoirs even has less days left in them! What I was surprised at was the fact they never contacted the Raleigh water department to ask what's next. IMHO that falls in the category of, "if it bleeds it leads". So scare everyone that only 110 days of water is left in Falls Lake and then move onto the next story.
Like you, I wish that when these figures are shared -- 110 days' worth of water left -- they would also share the 'game plan.' Statements like those -- 110 days of water, 3 months of water, lakes down 7, 12, 17 feet -- make me aware of the situation, but I already understood the concept of drought vs. extreme drought and now, 'exceptional' drought. All this does is scare me, especially when they continue to let people water their lawns 3X weekly. Is anyone monitoring how much people actually 'water' on those 3 days?
Come February, I hope I can turn on the tap to get a glass of water and bathe, at least. I want to smell good, and be hydrated, mourning the loss of my yard and lawn.
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