Are we gonna run out of water???

[Carolina-Trader]

95% of new construction is on city/county water. Most anything under 1 acre is on city/county water. It is to the developers advantage to have the land zoned within the city as they can then have the land zoned for more homes per acre.

[bmd69]

Individual water wells, that you maintain

[jenn02674]

I don't know specifically how much water we have left here but the governer in NC did state that there are parts of NC that only has about three months of water left. Hopefully as we get more into fall and winter this will change but it certainly isn't guaranteed.

[bmd69]

The Southeast's worst drought in more than a century is forcing parched states and communities into crisis measures to conserve water and fight for access to more. A region accustomed to plentiful rain from tropical storms and hurricanes is experiencing its second straight year of less rain in the summer and fall. Through September, it is the region's driest year in 113 years of record-keeping. In five of the six worst-hit states, rain totals this year are close to a foot below normal. It is the driest year on record for North Carolina and Tennessee, second-driest in Alabama and third-driest in Kentucky.

[jenn02674]

It is a scary thought but I wonder if the majoritity of the population is taking this seriously. I know most people are following water restrictions for their lawn but are people really trying to watch water use elsewhere? I have friends that can't stand to leave the dishwasher overnight with dirty dishes and can't stand to see dirty laundry on the floor.

I'm not being too obssesive about it but my son takes a shower now instead of the bathes he loves (at five years old keep in mind), I make absolutely sure to only run full loads, I haven't watered my lawn in about six weeks (and I still have the greenest lawn on the block - go figure - healthy grass doesnt need nearly as much water as people think), and I even put buckets in the shower. Oh, and I **gasp** am using my towels multiple times before washing!!

[Girl]

We haven't watered our lawn in 3-4 months. We only run the dishwasher when it's packed tight. We do laundry every seven days and have a frontload washer that we stuff to the gills to try and wash everything in three loads (whites, reds/pinks, everything else). If it doesn't get washed in those three loads, it gets priority next time. We've reduced our kids' baths (formerly separate now a shared one) to every third day unless they get REALLY dirty at daycare. In between we use diaper wipes to rub 'em down. My own showers have been cut in half (my husband's have always been quick "Navy" showers) and we all turn off the water while brushing our teeth or washing our faces. I'm about to replace towels in the bathroom with diaper wipes as an alternative to washing hands after using the facilities.

don't know what else we can do, really.

[groove1]

Unfortunately I can't use a towel more than once on myself. I have had problems with acne on my back forever and if I use the same towel the next day, it can be spread to other parts of my body. Other than that, we conserve as much as possible. The mellow yellow rule, full loads in the dishwasher, washing machine, etc, excess water waters our two indoor plants.

[covhome]

Well, now in April 2008, the talk is that the lakes are too full!!!! Worried about flooding.
My goodness. All they need to do is build more reservoirs!!! Not that tough to do. Also, the water has been flowing down the Catawba river for a few months now, into the ocean!!! 2/3 (or 3/4, i forget which) of the earth is water. There is no shortage, only crappy politics and land use. I do believe it will get down to water wars eventually. Hate that. Just more of the global warming, (oh, excuse me, now it's 'climate change', changing the terminology since the warming threat is slowly being unraveled, but surely!!!) theory being debunked. Just google 'Al Gore, carbon offsets' for a peek into next years headlines. (and 'scientists refute global warming') Unfortunately, it will take at least that long before the main stream media has the guts to do a real investigative report. It will step on too many folks 'theology' and pocketbooks. Including many universities reputations, text book producers' bottom lines, top prof's. book deals, etc. Anyway....back to water. Go ahead, the restrictions should all be lifted soon.