Georgia's top environmental official says the state is on track to use less water this year.
Carol Couch said Friday that the state's ability to manage water during the drought "is much better this year than last."
The drought prompted officials in 2007 to ban virtually all outdoor watering in the northern part of the state along with a ten percent reduction. Now the state is taking a more case-by-case approach to restrictions, allowing 24 North Georgia communities to relax their watering restrictions. More than 200 utilities in the region - including all that rely on water from dwindling Lake Lanier - are still covered by the restrictions.
Conditions to only worsen
While it appears that people in Georgia are adapting, the Army Corps of Engineers is reporting that conditions will not be improving for much of the state.
The Corps says that while Winter and Spring rains helped to refill many lakes across the Southeast, some are still well under pool and are expected to drop even more. Attention is being drawn to West Point and Lanier Lakes which have been largely effected and are expected to continue to drop.
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Carol Couch said Friday that the state's ability to manage water during the drought "is much better this year than last."
The drought prompted officials in 2007 to ban virtually all outdoor watering in the northern part of the state along with a ten percent reduction. Now the state is taking a more case-by-case approach to restrictions, allowing 24 North Georgia communities to relax their watering restrictions. More than 200 utilities in the region - including all that rely on water from dwindling Lake Lanier - are still covered by the restrictions.
Conditions to only worsen
While it appears that people in Georgia are adapting, the Army Corps of Engineers is reporting that conditions will not be improving for much of the state.
The Corps says that while Winter and Spring rains helped to refill many lakes across the Southeast, some are still well under pool and are expected to drop even more. Attention is being drawn to West Point and Lanier Lakes which have been largely effected and are expected to continue to drop.
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www.georgiadrought.org
