Sprinkler use increased to once a week in drought

YORK COUNTY

People in Rock Hill and Fort Mill can use their sprinklers again — though only once a week.

Under relaxed drought restrictions approved Monday by the two governments, odd-numbered home addresses will be allowed to water on Saturdays, while even numbers can water on Sundays.

The change, which takes effect this weekend, loosens a total ban on sprinkling imposed last October. Enough rain has fallen in the past month to make an adjustment possible, though the area remains in a Stage 3 drought in which residential car washing is still banned.

The (Rock Hill) Herald