Florida Is Slow to See the Need to Save Water
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Even as a drought strips many Florida lawns of their lushness, there are few takers for artificial grass.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Residents in Central Florida continue to face widespread flooding and long lines for everyday items such as gas, ice and water Tuesday, according to Local 6 News.
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By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 7--Grappling with an ever-tightening water supply, the growing town of Mount Airy has given up on tapping nearby rivers in favor of a renewed search for wells that can produce enough water so that homes already approved there can be built.
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By Ellen Gedalius, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 2--TAMPA -- It has become a familiar drum beat at city hall: Conserve water.   Council members talk about it on the dais. The water department sends out news releases. The mayor regularly ticks off a list of the city's water woes.
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By The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 19--Way back when, you could drive through West Texas and see irrigation canals filled with water. Conservation wasn't in vogue in the '50s and '60s, so the runoff would just collect along the road.
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FORT PIERCE, Florida  - The search for ice, water and food for millions of hot and weary Floridians overshadowed a visit Wednesday by President George W. Bush, who promised more aid for the state pummelled by back-to-back hurricanes.
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By Dick Cook, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 25--With drought continuing across much of Georgia, officials are  getting increasingly strict about enforcing the state's water use  restrictions.
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Lake Okeechobee was expected to drop this week to its lowest level on record, threatening a key source of water for nearly 5 million people and the Everglades during South Florida's worst known drought.
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By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 3--THERE'S NO INHERENT -- i.e., rational -- reason why California could not resolve its two-sided water dilemma.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Jun. 1--Most Americans have never had to cope for long periods without access to running water. But for many of the residents of Blackmon Road, running water and adequate plumbing had been unattainable luxuries -- until last week.
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Hurricane-hammered Floridians desperate for some normalcy, if only in the form of electricity, could have to wait weeks before seeing their lights and air conditioning working again due to a scarce labor force.
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State officials say the statewide slowdown caused by Hurricane Charley, with estimated losses of $20 billion, will probably last no more than a month or two.
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By Erin Quinn, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Feb. 28--The McLennan County Water Conservation District is on its way to  becoming a reality, despite the fact that it started as an idea no one liked.    Public forums in Hewitt and Bellmead showed little support at first.
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By Copyright  2006 Albuquerque Journal BY TANIA SOUSSAN Journal Staff Writer  Concern about long-term water supplies runs deep among New Mexico voters and most support strong conservation measures and limits on development, a Journal poll found.
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Last-minute measures to combat a drought in the Southeast belie a history of inaction when it comes to managing and conserving water.
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With the South in the grip of an epic drought and its largest city holding less than a 90-day supply of water, officials are scrambling to deal with the worst-case scenario: What if Atlanta's faucets really do go dry?
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By David Fleshler, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 6--With the Everglades restoration running behind schedule, the region's water management agency has proposed water-supply restrictions that would raise bills and make future development more expensive.