Bill 189 restricts water use in times of need.

[Rob Tucker]

To a degree the issue of water availability is a FEMA issue. FEMA apparently expects localities that benefit from FEMA to maintain a minimum ability to deliver one gallon per person, per day.

The water spigots as currently designed have been in place (most of them) since 1988.

I'm not quite sure Obie that hauling your own water can be described as "free". The county basically states that the water is free, what they have to charge for is the delivery system. If you are taking the time to employ a vehicle and fuel to haul your own water you are basically providing your own water delivery system. The commercial haulers apparently pay about 25 cents per 100 gallons (to use the overhead spigots) but the water is free. It all falls from the sky.