Watching from the East Coast I’m a bit baffled that more measures haven’t been deployed or have only been deployed as of late. Stories of municipalities that do

Watching from the East Coast I’m a bit baffled that more measures haven’t been deployed or have only been deployed as of late. Stories of municipalities that don’t even meter water. Back in the 2000s we had a significant drought here. (1) Maybe it’s not that bad. We saw many wells run dry and entire neighborhoods without running water for weeks. Some things I remember at various stages of the drought: - lawn watering went from staggered days to none allowed - must request water at restaurants - restaurant flatware and dishes were replaced with disposables - car washes were closed unless they used an untypical water recycling system - tiered rates either steepen or added - gray water lines were laid in new development areas - old quarries were bought by municipalities for water storage and lines run to them - codes updated for low flow everything https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2015/11/nc-extremes-2007s-drought-emerged-quickly-affected-millions-in-nc/ https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2015/11/nc-extremes-2007s-drou...