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January 30, 2008
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Georgia Ad Hoc Group Forms in Response to Drought Restrictions
The ongoing drought is creating anxiety in Georgia and neighboring states. The Georgia General Assembly has ratified a statewide water conservation plan, but it will take more than a year to get the planning districts up and running and is estimated at $36 million. The outdoor watering ban, in place since September 28, affects 61 north Georgia counties and all of the metropolitan Atlanta area. This ban prohibits the filling of swimming pools, along with outdoor watering and car washing.
The swimming pool ban is being fought by local communities, interested parties and APSP as well. It would leave thousands of children without their traditional summer activities of swim clubs and pool fun. Click here to read the entire story.
Interested groups are meeting to appeal the pool ban. This includes hotels and motels with pools, the recreation centers and parks, the Atlanta Swimming Association, and several others, who have formed an ad hoc “Georgia Pool Alliance.” APSP Region 10 is also working hard to counter the ban, especially since it unfairly exempts waterparks, which have a much higher evaporation rate than normal pools. The average normal pool has a 99% water efficiency rate through recycling and reusing the water.
Georgia state officials are listening and trying to ease some restrictions, at least on outdoor watering, for homeowners and businesses. However drought conditions are expected to continue.
More Drought News from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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