drought


Could drought end tomorrow? Published on Aug 17th, 2010 19 comments On August 14, NBC29's Clayton Stiver was pointing out the dry situation, but it could soon end. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER With local meteorologists talking about one, two, or even three inches of rain...
Drought dries: but wells might too Published on Mar 6th, 2003 0 comments Jerry Stenger can't pinpoint the day it ended, but using all the standard measures available in the state climatologist's office, he says the drought is over. One clue is the nearly 39 inches of snow...
Awash: Car washes reopen Published on Nov 7th, 2002 0 comments If car washes felt tricked back on September 19 when they were ordered to close down because of the drought, Halloween day finally brought the beleaguered industry a treat: as reservoir levels...
Public water, private profit: Power companies suck it up Published on Oct 17th, 2002 0 comments The drought is making us statistic savvy. We know that the water supply level was at 53.4 percent, that we used 6.905 million gallons last Sunday, and that Martha Jefferson Hospital is the biggest...
Drought gets hairy: Salons reflect on water saving Published on Oct 17th, 2002 0 comments The small unit sitting on a shampoo sink at downtown salon Reflections doesn't look like much a few pieces of PVC pipe and some tubes. But according to local wastewater engineer Ron Grayson, this...
Urine-- or out: Our effluent is good enough to drink Published on Oct 3rd, 2002 0 comments Residents of Lake Monticello have something in common with Fido: they drink water that's been in a toilet. Yes, after leaving the Moore's Creek Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, water that was...
Washed up: Car wash owner defies water ban Published on Sep 26th, 2002 0 comments On Thursday, September 19, the day the City of Charlottesville and the Albemarle County Service Authority ordered all car washes to close down, the sprays were still spraying in the bays of at least...
It's the flushing, stupid: Potty policies take center stage Published on Sep 26th, 2002 0 comments The headlines are dire, and the threat is imminent: We could run out of water in 80 to 100 days. Car washes are shut down; everyone has a suggestion about how to shower smarter or wash clothes less...
Dry days: Dealing with the drought is serious business Published on Sep 26th, 2002 0 comments Water. Like air or food, it's a luxury we don't think about until it's gone. Which might be soon. If you're like most people, you haven't ever had to give serious thought to that hot morning shower,...
Doomsday: What happens when it's all gone? Published on Sep 26th, 2002 0 comments We've heard the dire prediction: no water by December if current water usage rates continue. Daily, we're deluged with drought facts: Reservoirs are at 50-some percent; wells are running dry; car...
When a little sprinkle just isn't enough Published on Mar 14th, 2002 0 comments It’s reminiscent of Chicken Little, only these days the problem is that nothing’s falling from the sky. Or at least not enough. All over the area, officials are sounding the alarm about water...