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ORME, Tenn. - As twilight falls over this Tennessee town, Mayor Tony Reames drives up a dusty dirt road to the community's towering water tank and begins his nightly ritual in front of a rusty metal valve.
With a twist of the wrist, he releases the tank's meager water supply, and suddenly this sleepy town is alive with activity. Washing machines whir, kitchen sinks fill and showers run.
I live in Orme, TN. I have been a resident of this area my entire life. I am now 26 years old and my husband and I both live in this small town just outside of Chattanooga. The drought this year in the southeast has not been an easy situation for any of us in the area. Other states are having to be concerned about the water shortage as well. Orme is a town that only has around 150 people and yet there still isn't enough water to go around. The situation here isn't new to us here in Orme, this isn't the first year that our water supply has gone low. This is the first year however that it has gone to this extreme. We have always had spring water here in Orme and this year the spring barely has a trickle of water left. It is sad to know that we will be without the spring water that we have all been accustomed to for years but it is still going to be a bittersweet blessing to have city water from our neighboring town of Bridgeport, AL. I look at the situation that we have been facing here in Orme as a wake up call to other states here in the southeast. We all are facing the same issue w/ the drought that we have had to deal w/ this year and if a small town in Orme that only has 150 people in it is having to go to the extreme in order to even have water then can you imagine what it would be like for nearby cities like Atlanta, GA who has a population of millions if the water supply there were to completely go dry? I mean the effect would be simply devestating to all who live there. We are a small community and we are all in this together. We have all been doing everything that we can to conserve as much water as possible on a daily basis until this project to give us city water is completeted. It is something that is hard for every citizen here in Orme but it is also something that must be done in order to improve the current situation we are all facing. I know that everyone here in Orme appreciates all the kind words from people around the US that have shown their suppport to this little town that is nothing more than a tiny speck on the map. Your prayers have all been appreciated.
I come from a tiny town, and know that if we were faced with such severe conditions, it would devastate us.
I am so sorry you guys are in this trouble and wish there was some magic wand to correct it.
I work for our small water system, and the concern is real on what to expect next year as we are in drought situation and looks like another dry winter. Our town is experiencing growth since Toyota decided to build here, thankfully, they are geting surface water from nearby Tupelo which will not deplete our supply for our citizens but the growth factor of new homes is astounding and we pray we have enough supply for this growth over the next 5 to 10 years.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.blessings..aiangel
I really am praying for the folks in the Southeastern US. It has gotten to serious, serious levels. You people in Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and elsewhere that are having these horrible problems, our thoughts and prayers are with you.
They just announced that today is the anniversary for the first Dust Bowl storm. They then made asked the question, "Is this the start of a Dust Bowl era for the southeast? (TWC~Abrahms and Bettes)
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