City Moves Water Restrictions To Defcon 2

Brought to you by the Rhino Times If you want to know when you can turn on your lawn sprinkler in Greensboro, check your garbage collection schedule. With drought conditions continuing to drain the city’s water supplies, Greensboro moved to Stage 2 mandatory irrigation restrictions on Tuesday, November 3. For most customers, that means sprinklers can run just once a week – on their scheduled city garbage collection day. The city isn’t officially calling it “Defcon 2.” It’s Stage 2 under Greensboro’s Water Shortage Response Plan. But the message to water customers is clear: The restrictions are mandatory. Enforcement begins Monday, November 9, giving customers a little time to adjust their watering habits. According to the city’s new announcement, the decision follows continued declines in storage levels across Greensboro’s three water reservoirs as severe drought conditions that began in 2025 persist. Greensboro did get a little rain on Thursday, November 5, but not a lot.

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