It's going to take more rainfall and water conservation and less evaporation for the area to avoid tighter water-use restrictions.
Stage 4 restrictions, the most restrictive water-use regulations, could be declared as early as mid-December if substantial rain doesn't fall in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin.
All water providers in Lancaster County draw their water from the Catawba River.
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