Governor eases water restrictions

Water restrictions are easing in Georgia. Today Governor Sonny Perdue gave north Georgians permission to hand-water plants for 25 minutes three days a week. Homeowners and professional landscapers can water newly-installed landscaping up to three days a week for ten weeks, once they pass an online certification program that will start running in April. The severe drought forced the state last fall to virtually ban all outdoor watering in north Georgia and order public water providers in the region to cut their water withdrawals by ten percent. Public pools will also be allowed to open this summer.