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Six takeaways from a heavy week at city hall: Stage 2 water restrictions, a unanimous data-center moratorium, a $4.5 billion budget hearing, the NC state-budget framework, the CMS budget reversal…
Jack Beckett·May 16, 2026
Charlotte Water moves to mandatory restrictions Friday, May 15, under Stage 2 of the Low Inflow Protocol: irrigation two days a week, overnight only, for Charlotte Water customers.
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
The Catawba-Wateree Basin entered Stage 1 of its regional drought protocol Monday, triggering Charlotte Water's first voluntary restrictions since 2023.
Nell Thomas·Apr 26, 2026
