{"id":602400,"date":"2026-04-23T22:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602400\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:08:10","slug":"fuquay-varina-imposes-stage-1-water-restrictions-as-drought-worsens-in-central-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602400\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuquay\u2011Varina imposes Stage 1 water restrictions as drought worsens in Central NC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C.  (WTVD) &#8212; <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/tag\/drought\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drought<\/a> conditions are worsening across Central North Carolina, and more towns and cities are joining <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/post\/raleigh-water-activate-stage-1-restrictions-monday-drought-persists-central-north-carolina\/18920183\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raleigh<\/a> in enacting water restrictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Town of Fuquay Varina officials announced Stage 1 Water Conservation measures will take effect Friday, with the goal of reducing overall water consumption by 10%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Under Stage 1, people who receive water from the town must follow specific outdoor watering restrictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">For residents who use automated irrigation systems such as sprinklers, watering is limited based on the last number of the address:<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Homes with even numbered addresses may water outdoor landscaping on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.Homes with odd numbered addresses may water on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Hand watering is allowed at any time, as long as a handheld hose or watering device is actively held while in use. Drip irrigation systems are also permitted and are not required to follow the watering schedule.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18942607_041926-wtvd-fuquay-varina-water-restrictions-12p-vid.jpg\"\/>Other restrictions No washing down of outside areas (such as driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, building\/home exteriors, patios, etc.), unless by a business licensed to do so.Only wash vehicles at home on Saturdays and Sundays.New and existing pools cannot be completely filled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Town officials said violations will be enforced in stages. The first violation will result in a warning. A second violation carries a $50 fine, and a third violation could lead to suspension of water service.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (WTVD) &#8212; Drought conditions are worsening across Central North Carolina, and more towns and cities are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[262059,192,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-602400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-262059","9":"tag-environment","10":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}