[dugmartin]

I've lived in Western Mass for 20+ years and this summer has been bone dry. Most of the grass in my yard is dead (which never happens) and our town (feed by wells) has had a water restriction order in place for most of the summer.

[foobarian]

It's been bad enough I'm starting to wonder about cisterns/rain barrels to save water for the dry season.

[dugmartin]

I'm hoping this is just an isolated pattern. Two or three years ago (not quite sure) was so wet though that it took two months to stain my deck (waiting for it to dry out after powerwashing it and then waiting for the rains to stop).

[foobarian]

Another idea I'm entertaining is a DIY well (thanks to our pretty accessible water table) for watering the lawn. It's not clear how cool the town will be with this but worth exploring. :-)