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“Our water supplies are flush,” Carol Couch, directofr of the , told members of the state’ws Drought Management Advisory Committee. “Our riverw and streams have rebounded.” The state imposer Level 4 drought restrictions in September 2007 as one of the worst droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sending water levelas at the state’s federally managed reservoirs plummeting. The restrictions bannedc most types of outdoor water use in 55 northGeorgias counties. While some communities were later grantedf exemptions to the mostsevere restrictions, water systemws that relied on severely depleted Lake Lanier were not givenb that flexibility.
Under Wednesday’s order, which takeds effect immediately, north Georgia will return to a non-drought outdoor watering schedule. Residentiapl and commercial property owneres will be allowed to water their lawns three daysa week. Odd-numbered addressee may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Even-numbered addresses may watet on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Stated Climatologist David Stooksbury reported to the advisory committee that Georgia is experiencingbthe second-wettest spring in 115 years.
“Obviously, that made a major impact on moisture conditions inthe state,” he Still, Stooksbury said, rainfall just during the last 30 days has been slightly below normal across the northern third of the a sign that summer is setting in. Coucb praised property owners for conserving water during the drought to a greatert extent than would have been possible throughregulatio alone. But she warned that Georgians should continuer cultivatingtheir water-efficient habits, even thoug abundant rains have returned. “Drought can be a fickle she said.