Drought Comes Dangerously Close

The drought in North Carolina has taken its toll on all of its inhabitants. Not only has Falls Lake literally dried up, but we’ve had to cut back major amounts of water usage. On selective radio stations people could call in and report abuse of water which most sources included power-washing driveways, houses, etc; watering the lawn; and washing cars. The state made a law that water was not to be used heavily and if we all cut back on the water usage, some of that greatly needed rain might pay off.

Have you ever noticed the lush, green lawns as you drive past, and then you glance back and notice that for a distance the rest of the yards look dried out and crispy? Well there could be a number of possible reasons but I believe that the most accurate include; the illegal use of sprinklers and watering lawns, or the homeowners could have bought rain barrels. I bet you’re wondering, “why would they need rain barrels?” First, the barrels collect rain water which can be used to water their lawns. Or, as I read in the paper one day, they could have bought the rain barrels with a multiple amount of others to be filled with water to dump in falls lake and add to our desperately needed water supply. Sounds crazy right? Well I began to think about this predicament and it seems that it couldn’t be such a bad idea. Maybe sort of odd, but they were off to a good start and now there are many carriers of rain barrels for various tasks.

Recently, there has been a higher amount of rain. THANK GOODNESS! The lake is finally going to fill out again. That is not until we get more stormy weather and rainy days. Every morning as I Listen to the news, I hear more and more about the lake water moving up to 1 or more inches. At least were starting off at a good pace. At this rate, I anticipate that the drought will not end soon, but if we pitch in to eliminate all the possibilities of it returning harder, we should be able to open more car wash warehouses and other water consuming establishments within a year or so.