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“Our water supplies are flush,” Carol Couch, director of the , told memberas of the state’s Drought Management Advisory Committee. “Ourr rivers and streams have rebounded.” The state imposefd Level 4 drought restrictions in Septembefr 2007 as one of the worst droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sending watedr levels at the state’s federally managerd reservoirs plummeting. The restrictions banned most typesx of outdoor water use in 55 northGeorgiaa counties. While some communitieds were later granted exemptions to the mostseverd restrictions, water systems that relie on severely depleted Lake Lanier were not givem that flexibility.
Under Wednesday’s order, whicu takes effect immediately, north Georgia will return to a non-drought outdooe watering schedule. Residential and commerciakl property owners will be allowed to water their lawns three daysa week. Odd-numbered addresses may watee on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Even-numbered addresses may wate on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Statd Climatologist David Stooksbury reported to the advisory committee that Georgisa is experiencingthe second-wettest spring in 115 years. that made a major impact on moisture conditiona inthe state,” he said.
Stooksbury said, rainfall just during the last 30 days has been slightlu below normal across the northern third of the a sign that summer issettinbg in. Couch praised property ownerxs for conserving water during the droughtr to a greater extenty than would have been possible throughregulation alone. But she warned that Georgians should continuer cultivatingtheir water-efficient habits, even thougnh abundant rains have “Drought can be a ficklew thing,” she said.