Outdoor Water Use Schedules and Restrictions
The EPD Director has placed the entire state of Georgia under a non-drought schedule for outdoor water use.
Under a non-drought schedule, outdoor water use is allowed three days a week on assigned days using odd and even-numbered addresses.
- Odd-numbered addresses can water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
- Even-numbered and unnumbered addresses are allowed to water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Water use may occur at any time of the day on the assigned days, but to be water efficient, landscape watering should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The non-drought schedule is included in the Rules for Outdoor Water Use.
The Board of Natural Resources adopted Rules for Outdoor Water Use, Chapter 391-3-30 in May 2004. Under the rules, Georgians are required to follow schedules for outdoor water use during both non-drought periods and during periods of declared drought. The rules are consistent with Section 4 (Drought Responses) of the Georgia Drought Management Plan, which the Board adopted in 2003. The rules apply to any entity, and its customers, permitted by EPD for water withdrawal or for the operation of a public drinking water supply system.
Links
For more information on water conservation and drought conditions, please visit these web sites:
Drought in Georgia - University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
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