Water, water everywhere, but not a drop for my lawn...

The Northwest Florida Water Management District issued a new report (.pdf format) yesterday on the drought conditions in this part of the state. As anyone who has seen my shaggy lawn recently can attest, we've had a lot of rain in recent days here in Pensacola. However, the district reports that we're still "about 16 inches below normal district wide." The majority of the district indicates severe drought conditions, with parts of the Florida-Georgia border region rated as "extreme drought." Although no mandatory water restrictions have been put in place, voluntary water restriction measures are being promoted by most of the water authorities in the area, including ECUA here in Pensacola.

So watch the water use, please...