The Environmental protection division released a list of the cities that decreased water use by 10 percent. Rome, as predicted by local city officials, didn’t make the cut.
Rome’s Water Department director, Lee Ross, said Rome doesn’t have a water problem and shouldn’t have to cut back.
"I think Rome’s major issue is that we feel like we shouldn't be in the level four district, we feel like we're in no different situation than the City of Macon," said Ross.Ross said Rome returns, more than half of the water taken out of the Etowah River, the most of any city in North Georgia.
