So, the Raleigh City Council is going to vote on mandatory water restrictions. Note that these are not so much "restrictions" as "conservation guidelines". However, from the comments on this article, it seems that people are completely against conservation. (Seriously, read the comments. People scare me.)

Things you can learn in the comments:

1. If Falls Lake is full and we don't use as much water as we can, the excess water is just dumped into the ocean.
   
2. We are not running out of water.
   
3. But if we are running out of water, we should build more reservoirs.
   
4. The city should stop growth so that those of us already here can have water.
   
5. If you don't like it, move.
   
6. We can just build a 8' diameter tunnel 100' down into the bedrock and pump water from the ocean to here, and we can build a desalination plant to treat it.
   
7. Saudi Arabia has desalination plants.
   

Responses:

1. There's this thing called the water cycle. The water is supposed to go into the ocean. We aren't dumping it like waste.
   
2. Not total amount, but available, potable, yes.
   
3. Reservoirs don't make water, just store it.
   
4. The city does need to control growth better. Impact fees!
   
5. Neener-neener
   
6. Seriously? I don't think an 8' pipe will be large enough (massive head loss over 130 miles). Also, a tunnel 100' deep? Really? Should be easy, especially near the coast, what with the water table being way above that.
   
7. Saudi Arabia also has money.
   

The town I live in has a very successful water conservation program. As far as grass goes, it's best not to water it every day. In fact, a good soaking once a week is better than watering every day. As an added bonus, the grass will be somewhat drought-resistant.