Holly Springs Braces for Water Restrictions

0:00It's April 27, Durham News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready, I'm Cory, with the story. Nearly a dozen towns and cities in the Triangle area are dealing with water restrictions right now, and Holly Springs might join them soon, due to this, tough drought. Harnett Regional Water, which supplies Holly Springs from the Cape Fear River, says their current supply is holding up to meet demand, but there. Merging everyone to conserve, they'll talk next steps at a meeting on Monday. Town leaders in Holly Springs, like Utilities Director Kendra Parish, expect stage one restrictions this week. That means watering your lawn or garden just three days a week, based on your address, kind of like what's already happening in other spots. Rally's water folks point out they need rain up at Falls Lake, northwest of the city, to lift their restrictions from last week. Showers in Durham or Granville County would really help fill that reservoir. The Triangle still needs 10 to 11 inches of rain to shake off the drought.

1:00Last weekend's one inch was a start, but way short. With much of North Carolina in severe dry spills, conservation stays key to keeping things steady.