Water Water Everywhere! There's Enough to Spare!

Well, there is not water everywhere in one Tennessee town. In Orme, Tennessee, the town's 145 residents rush home every night to get their ration of water. For 3 hours, the town's water supply is turned on. The South has turned into drought city. Cities and towns across the south are experiencing a severe drought. Orme is the worst place, now that the water supply has ran out. The chief of the volunteer fire department wakes up every morning to get water. He travels to an Alabama hydrant and gets 20,000 gallons of water. The mayor of Orme, Tony Reames, promises, "I'll get you the water I can get you." The city did find a solution to the problem. With $377,590 from the Department of Agriculture, a utility crew has began to lay a pipe to connect to Bridgewater, AL's water supply. The two and a half mile long pipe could just save the town.

The Department of Agriculture was set up in February, 15, 1889. The department was established by President Abraham Lincoln. Funding was provided for by the Hatch Act. The Smith Act of 1914 further funded the department. The critical point for the USDA was during the Great Depression. The department was key in assisting small farm owners. On Halloween, President Bush nominated Ed Schafer for Secretary of Agriculture.