Raleigh Water Restrictions

Raleigh is now under Stage 2 Water Restrictions



I care about my community. I always do my best to help out the community by volunteering my time, cleaning up after myself (and others), helping others in need and just try to be an all-around good citizen. I do not do these things because I am bound by the law, I do them because it's what I want to do. When I was made aware of the serious water shortage in my community, I immediately made a few lifestyle changes. I did not water my plants, didn't leave my faucets running, checked for leaks, stopped washing my vehicle and I also made a conscious effort to shorten my showering time. I care about my community and f there is something I can do to help, I do it.

The most challenging was probably shortening my shower time. I have thick hair and it's hard to rinse it out in a short period of time. I managed to get it down to a science. Without washing my hair, I could be in and out of the shower in 3 minutes. Washing my hair, no more than 7. I miss my long, hot showers, but it's a small sacrifice.

I recently received a letter from my landlord informing me that the City of Raleigh had mandated him to install "low-flow" shower heads. About a week later, he installed them.

Well, no more 7-minute showers for me! I can barely rinse myself off in 7-minutes,much less rinse the shampoo out of my hair. How much do water these "low-flow" shower heads actually save? I actually feel like I'm using MORE water than I did before.

As usual, government does NOT know what is best. If they did, we probably wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. Water has been a problem in this area since I moved here 13 years ago and no one has ever done a damn thing about it.