Lake level effecting Pressure Washing

[PalmettoHomeAndDeck]

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There have post put here about the drought in the Upstate of South Carolina. This drought along with the Army Corp. of Engineers continuing to release water from the lake has caused the lake level to drastically fall this year. The only time it has been at this level was when it was filling up after construction. Since most of the water used for consumption in a large portion of the Upstate comes from Lake Hartwell mandatory water restrictions have been imposed causing the ability to pressure wash to be very limited.
As you can see from the pictures in the slide show it is not good for the boating business either. Every boat ramp on the lake has been closed. The lake has receded well beyond the ramps anyway.
Turn you sound on and click on the link above to see what the lake looks like near Clemson, SC.

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Hi Len,

Sorry to see that the drought conditions do not seem to have improved since we spoke at the MB RT. Is there any change expected in the near future? Hopefully 2009 will bring the changes needed for you and the other contract cleaners in your area. We wish you good luck.

Bob

[Carlos]

Several people in the industry predicted that the "drought" word would not go away in the industry. Unfortunately this prediction is slowly but surely becoming a reality as some washers look at the '09 season with very little confidence. This rings true in the Southern Region of the U.S.

Though the drought has improved on many fronts there are still washers that face the strong possibility that washing in their service area will either be held at a minimum or at that very worst told that they can't wash at all.

The UAMCC has been keeping an eye on when the reoccuring issues would surface again..no pun inteded. As stated 10 months ago and still holds true today we will be a active voice for the industry. I have keep the RFW website active as I still feel that this can and has been a good resource for drought issues. The PWNC did a fabulous job in educating the general public and media about the importance of what we do.

Len ~ thank you for keeping this message in the forefront. Keep us informed...keep us accountable!!

[Carolina ProWash]

Part of the problem in SC is not the rain, or lack thereof, it's the Corps of Engineers and their antiquated rule book.

We're all certainly looking into alternative methods of doing our work.

Celeste