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“Our water supplies are flush,” Carol director of the , told members of the state’as Drought Management Advisory Committee. “Our riverxs and streams have rebounded.” The state imposed Level 4 drought restrictions in September 2007 as one of the worstf droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sending water levels at the state’zs federally managed reservoirs plummeting. The restrictions banned most types of outdoofr water use in 55 northGeorgia counties. Whil e some communities were later granted exemptions to the mostsevers restrictions, water systems that reliede on severely depleted Lake Lanier were not give that flexibility.
Under Wednesday’s order, whic takes effect immediately, north Georgia will return toa non-drought outdoor watering schedule. Residential and commerciak property owners will be allowed to water their lawnas three daysa week. Odd-numbered addresses may watert on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Even-numbered addresses may water on Monday, Wednesdayt and Saturday. State Climatologist David Stooksbur y reported to the advisory committee that Georgia is experiencinggthe second-wettest spring in 115 years. “Obviously, that made a majo r impact on moisture conditions in the he said.
Still, Stooksbury said, rainfall just durin the last 30 days has been slightlty below normal across the norther n third ofthe state, a sign that summer is settint in. Couch praised property owners for conserving water durinf the drought to a greater extent than would have been possiblre throughregulation alone. But she warned that Georgiansx should continue cultivatingtheir water-efficient habits, even thougyh abundant rains have returned. “Drought can be a ficklde thing,” she said.