Water Demand Reduction in NC Since AugustTwo-and-a-half weeks ago, North Carolina's Gov. Mike Easley made a plea to North Carolinians to cut their water use in half by Halloween for the good of the state. Last Thursday, North Carolina released the results. While they fell short of the 50% target, based on an analysis of information from the 25 largest systems in the state, show an average drop in daily water use of nearly 30 percent from the month of August compared to the last week of October.1040010.0Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:25:49 -0800Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:23:16 -0800BubbazenHorizontalBarGraphdefaultDemand Reduction