Raleigh’s current water restrictions have proven ineffective, city officials say.
Now, officials are considering stricter rules and stronger enforcement.
Why aren’t the restrictions working?
“Stage 1 Water Use Restrictions have been in place since 4/20 and were initially effective in limiting irrigation demand during April and the first half of May,” the city manager’s latest report reads. “However, based on water plant pumping data, demands have increased on average during the latter part of May and through June.”
Stage 1 restrictions have primarily limited which days of the week people may irrigate their lawns…