According to this press release from the city of Raleigh in North Carolina, the lake that supplies most of the water for that city and 8 surrounding counties is 8.65 feet below full. Water restrictions have been put into place and there has been a 24% reduction in water usage in the area.
In other drought related news, the city of Atlanta has decided to allow public pools to go ahead with regularly scheduled fill-ups and openings even though the city is under level 4 water restrictions. For more information, check out the Atlanta Water Shortage blog.
The Middle Tennessee area hasn't had any water restrictions placed on it to date, but we are still at a level 4 (Exceptional Drought) on the drought monitor in the middle of our "rainy season". Hopefully local government will take the necessary steps to conserve water in our area, too.
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