Local and Regional Drought Conditions Persist

In spite of today's rain, the area remains in a stage 1 moderate drought, part of a larger area of moderate to severe drought throughout the Northeast.   Suffolk County, NY, was just upgraded to stage 2.  A stage 2, expect to begin to see water usage restrictions.

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/RegionalDroughtMonitor.aspx?northeast

We don't water our lawn (never do really) but we do water our vegetable/herb garden and some of the newer plantings. I use a watering can. If they start restrictions am I still allowed to use a watering can, or are all outdoor watering activities to stop? 

I couldn't find anything on the link provided (probably because I am on my phone) which is why I am asking. 

Probably depends what town you're in. Where I am (MA) outdoor water use was limited to two days a week in April (!) and cut to one day in July. You can drive a truck through the exceptions though. Anything that can be used for food is okay, handheld hoses are okay. So it's basically a lawn sprinkler ban.

It's been an interesting summer.  Even though we are in a drought, the somewhat frequent thunderstorms that drop a lot of rain in a short period of time have kept my lawn green.

Thank you for posting this. I was just wondering how we were doing water-wise here in NJ... Side note, I hate seeing lawns being watered late afternoon in full sun with 1/4 of it hitting the sidewalk, as I've seen around town. I wish we all were a bit better about conservation before it gets to  any sort of drought status. 

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Our sprinkler co. told me that they adjust the sprinkler heads to wet the bordering pavement/sidewalk because if you don't, the wet adjacent grass will be scorched so you have to cool down the pavement next to it.

I smell a kneejerk ouright lawn sprinkler ban a-brewin.

Has there been any research done on what impact sprinklers have on particularized dog feces?  I would assume that the re-hydration of said feces would cut down on the particularization, yet cause a corresponding rise in wrecked shoe incidents.  Can we get this in front of the TC at the next meeting?

Aerosolized fecal particulate is of primary concern here.  Why should I have to ingest that just so some guy can keep his tomatoes hydrated?  Can some squeaky wheel with a stay at home business and access to government get ahead of the curve on this one?

If you kid has asthma and your neighbor is kicking up dust, I suppose you might feel a little differently.

Drought conditions persist across our area:

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NJ