{"id":642913,"date":"2026-05-14T15:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/642913\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:55:08","slug":"marion-begins-mandatory-stage-2-water-restrictions-friday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/642913\/","title":{"rendered":"Marion begins mandatory Stage 2 water restrictions Friday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARION, N.C. (WLOS) \u2014 Marion officials say mandatory water restrictions will take effect Friday morning, May 15, as drought conditions continue to impact the region.<\/p>\n

The City of Marion announced it will implement a Stage 2 Water Shortage Alert beginning at 8 a.m. May 15.<\/p>\n

The move comes after the city issued a Stage 1 Water Shortage Advisory on April 24, when McDowell County was classified in the Extreme Drought Category. At the time, customers were asked to voluntarily reduce non-essential water use by at least five percent.<\/p>\n

LEADERS URGE WATER CONSERVATION AS DROUGHT DEEPENS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA<\/a><\/p>\n

City officials said ongoing dry conditions and requirements from the Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group have now prompted mandatory conservation measures.<\/p>\n

Under the Stage 2 alert, all Class 3 water uses will be prohibited until the alert is lifted. The prohibited Class 3 water uses include:<\/p>\n

Ornamental water features such as fountains, reflecting pools, and artificial waterfallsOutdoor noncommercial wateringWatering gardens, lawns, parks, golf courses, excluding greens, playing fields, and recreational areasFilling and operation of residential swimming pools serving fewer than 25 dwellingsNoncommercial washing of motor vehiclesServing water in restaurants, clubs, or dining establishments except upon specific request<\/p>\n

HENDERSONVILLE OFFICIALS SAY NEW WATER SOURCE STRENGTHENS DROUGHT RESILIENCE<\/a><\/p>\n

Officials said the city will continue encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce daily water consumption in addition to following the mandatory restrictions.<\/p>\n

City officials said the restrictions are being implemented in compliance with the City of Marion\u2019s Water Conservation Ordinance and the Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group\u2019s Low Inflow Protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MARION, N.C. (WLOS) \u2014 Marion officials say mandatory water restrictions will take effect Friday morning, May 15, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-642913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642913","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=642913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}