Is good news on the horizon?
One of Monday's Short Stack items.
Could Greensboro's water restrictions soon be eased? City Water Resources Director Allan Williams says that Greensboro is evaluating the effects of last week's abundant rainfalls to determine if that can happen.
One significant change is that Burlington's City Council has voted to lift its water restrictions. That means Burlington can increase its water sales to Greensboro, which would improve the water situation here. All of Burlington's reservoirs are full, with water even spilling over a couple of them.
Guilford and surrounding counties are still at the worst level of drought, but the recent rains have made the picture much better for much of North Carolina. The U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly report, which is released on Thursdays, shows a big improvement over two weeks ago. Thirty-nine of the state's counties still remain in exceptional drought, the worst of five drought categories. But two weeks ago, 64 counties fell into that category.
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