drought

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s new drought management law likely would permit government regulation of private wells, despite claims to the contrary. That’s the key finding in a new John Locke…

Despite claims to the contrary, North Carolina’s new drought management bill does not expressly prohibit the regulation of water use from private wells. In fact, the bill likely authorizes regulation of water use from private wells.

RALEIGH – Flexible water prices would help North Carolina communities do a better job dealing with the state’s drought, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click…

Water is a scarce resource and a commodity. Some water systems do not change water rates based on demand.