💧Mandatory water restrictions are lifted across the Catawba-Wateree basin after six months

If you've been cutting back on water since spring, the mandatory limits are over, but voluntary conserving is still encouraged. The Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group (CW-DMAG) announced Monday that the basin moved from Stage 2 to Stage 1 of its Low Inflow Protocol. Water suppliers can now lift the mandatory limits on nonessential water use.

WCCB Charlotte reports Charlotte is no longer under mandatory water restrictions, and Charlotte Water still encourages you to reduce non-essential use. Municipal customers should follow guidance from their water supplier. Today's a Tuesday, one of the two days lake neighbors are encouraged to irrigate.

• Irrigation for lake neighbors: encouraged no more than two days a week, Tuesdays and Saturdays
• Stage decisions weigh lake levels, tributary inflows and the U.S. Drought Monitor
• Storage: rainfall has improved levels in 11 Duke Energy reservoirs

“We encourage everyone to continue conserving water on a voluntary basis until rainfall and stream flows get back to normal levels.”