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I was just watching the news and they had a story about the drought and water useage violations. They said Heritage, Briar Creek and Bedford had the greatest number of water violators than any of the other neighborhoods in the county. Time to turn the sprinklers off guys!
I was just watching the news and they had a story about the drought and water useage violations. They said Heritage, Briar Creek and Bedford had the greatest number of water violators than any of the other neighborhoods in the county. Time to turn the sprinklers off guys!
I think the only reason Hasentree wasn't on the list is because they aren't fully built out yet. I drive by there every day and the sprinklers are always on out frount.
I was just watching the news and they had a story about the drought and water useage violations. They said Heritage, Briar Creek and Bedford had the greatest number of water violators than any of the other neighborhoods in the county. Time to turn the sprinklers off guys!
I think the only reason Hasentree wasn't on the list is because they aren't fully built out yet. I drive by there every day and the sprinklers are always on out frount.
Falls Lake is scary low....very scary low.
Yes, I couldn't believe my eyes when I flew over it on the way up to DC this week. It looks more like mud flats than a lake.
One other point; as Hasentree is an incomplete community I have a feeling that they are allowed to water the new grass. I questioned the use of hosepipes to a sales rep on a new community in Raleigh the other week. Apparently, new communities get special permission to water, and post an orange sticker in the model to indicate such.
I think the only reason Hasentree wasn't on the list is because they aren't fully built out yet. I drive by there every day and the sprinklers are always on out frount.
Falls Lake is scary low....very scary low.
I would wonder if a concession is being made for places like Hasentree, especially considering the water source and any recycling. Grass is pretty important in a gold course community so it wouldn't surprise me if the limits are the same as residential limits imposed on most of us.
Its not just Hasentree. I travel into work every morning around 6am and many places around wakefield area and all the way down Falls of Neuse spriklers are running or they have been because the roadway is wet. A lot of these are not new lawns. Is grass really worth it?
It's not only for new lawns but they also give permits for reseeding. My neighbor reseeded his lawn and got a permit so now he waters EVERY DAY. I also spotted him washing his car over the weekend. If we run out of water I am going to "thank" him
It's not only for new lawns but they also give permits for reseeding. My neighbor reseeded his lawn and got a permit so now he waters EVERY DAY. I also spotted him washing his car over the weekend. If we run out of water I am going to "thank" him
If they are giving permits that tells me our officials are NOT taking the drought seriously IMHO.
If they are giving permits that tells me our officials are NOT taking the drought seriously IMHO.
If they are giving permits, that tells me that our officials do not believe the water shortage is serious enough to warrant not giving out the permits. They have all the facts...we don't. They know how much water is left, what the expected precipitation forecasts are, what the current consumption levels are, what options they can impose if the drought gets worse, backup plans in a worst-case scenario (like pulling water from other sources), etc.... And their data seems to be quite detailed (e.g. the day we'll run out of water if it never rains again, the current consumption rate, the expected consumption rates through the rest of the year, etc...) We need to stop second-guessing them. In my opinion, they seem to be doing a very good job at managing the water.
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