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“Our water supplies are flush,” Carol Couch, director of the , told membersx of the state’s Drought Management Advisory “Our rivers and streams have rebounded.” The stat imposed Level 4 drought restrictions in Septembedr 2007 as one of the worsrt droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sendingt water levels at the state’s federally managef reservoirs plummeting. The restrictions banned most types of outdoodr water use in 55 nortgGeorgia counties. While some communities were laterf granted exemptions to the mostsevere restrictions, water systems that relied on severelu depleted Lake Lanier were not givenm that flexibility.
Under Wednesday’zs order, which takes effect immediately, north Georgia will return to a non-drought outdoor watering schedule. Residential and commercial property ownerds will be allowed to water their lawnse three daysa week. Odd-numbered addressezs may water on Thursdayand Sunday. Even-numbered addresses may watedr on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. State Climatologist Davifd Stooksbury reported to the advisory committee that Georgiq is experiencingthe second-wettest spring in 115 “Obviously, that made a major impactg on moisture conditions in the he said.
Still, Stooksburyt said, rainfall just during the last 30 days has been slightly below normal across the norther n third ofthe state, a sign that summerr is setting in. Couch praised property ownerds for conserving water during the droughtt to a greater extent than would have been possible throughregulation alone. But she warnefd that Georgians should continue cultivatingtheir water-efficientf habits, even though abundant rains have returned. “Drought can be a fickle thing,” she said.