Water

Cary Introduces Virtual Water Meter

Will Michaels — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:42:35 +0000

Customers of Cary's public water utility can now monitor how many gallons they use on an hourly basis. The town invested $172,553 in a system that updates water usage online. Cary Financial Director Karen Mills says the new system is meant to make customers more aware of how much water they're using or wasting.

"They can see what's going on with their usage, understanding, for example, their irrigation usage if they have an automated system; when it's running, how long it's running," Mills says.

North Carolina Drought Conditions Continue To Improve

Jeff Tiberii — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:22:35 +0000

In the latest report from the US Drought Monitor just eight North Carolina counties are listed as being in moderate drought. At the end of December there were 65 - out of 100 counties in the state - that were classified as in moderate drought. The report released Thursday also lists 19 counties as abnormally dry.

An In-Depth Look At Drinking Water

Frank Stasio and Nicole Campbell — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:43:57 +0000

Raleigh Considers Alternative Reservoirs

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Officials with the City of Raleigh may ask for some changes to be made to how much water they can use from Falls Lake Reservoir. The request may delay plans for a new reservoir in eastern Wake County.

Contamination Found In Wake Forest Wells

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:30:00 +0000

About 20 private wells in a Wake Forest neighborhood have been found to be contaminated with a toxic degreasing agent. Kenneth Rhame is a federal on-scene coordinator with the Environmental Protection Agency. He says one home off Stony Hill Road had concentrations of TCE more than 65 times the safe drinking limit.

UNC Team Helps Water Researchers

Eric Hodge — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:45:00 +0000

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers are working to make it easier for hydrologists to share data on problems facing the world's water supply. The project is being funded by the National Science Foundation. Ray Idaszak works for the Renaissance Computing Institute at the university. He says his team is working to create the high-tech infrastructure to allow scientists to see and comment on each other's work.

House Votes For Controversial Development Bill

Jessica Jones — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:15:00 +0000

Lawmakers have tentatively passed a bill that would require cities to provide water and sewer service to any area within its urban growth boundary.