The Great Recovery may be great, but the Great Recession still reverberates. This account claims the latter is still responsible for vast decreases in water consumption in Boone, which is cited as cause to hold off on development of another water treatment intake. It is assumed that the need to bathe has decreased with the increased number of people giving up the job search. The unemployed and unsearching community further has greater amounts of time, which it could spend kayaking and tubing in waters unfettered by a new intake. By keeping the water as-is, Boone could become a regional magnet for the UUC.