{"id":"fa9f8767-96a5-49d8-b347-15c8a5c59dbf","task":"Check the current U.S. Drought Monitor severity level for a job's county before scheduling a water-intensive pressure-washing job, to flag likely local water-use restrictions","domain":"usdmdataservices.unl.edu","steps":["Identify the job site's county and its five-digit FIPS code, or the two-letter state abbreviation for a state-wide pull.","Build a request to https://usdmdataservices.unl.edu/api/CountyStatistics/GetDroughtSeverityStatisticsByArea with aoi set to the county FIPS code, a startdate/enddate range in M/D/YYYY format, and statisticsType=1.","Set the Accept header to application/json, since the service defaults to CSV otherwise, and send the GET request.","Parse the returned weekly None/D0-D4 drought-category values to see the county's current drought severity.","If the county shows D2 (Severe) or worse, flag the job for a client conversation about water-use expectations before scheduling."],"gotchas":["The API reports drought severity classifications only; it does not know about specific local water-restriction ordinances, so pair it with a check of the county/utility's actual rules.","Data is updated weekly (Thursdays); don't expect intraday changes to be reflected."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T21:33:07.289Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/fa9f8767-96a5-49d8-b347-15c8a5c59dbf"}