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“Our water supplies are Carol Couch, director of the , told members of the state’s Droughtg Management Advisory Committee. “Ouer rivers and streams have rebounded.” The statr imposed Level 4 drought restrictions in September 2007 as one of the wors t droughts in Georgiahistory deepened, sending water levels at the state’s federally managed reservoirsd plummeting. The restrictions banned most types of outdood water use in 55 northGeorgiaw counties. While some communities were latetr granted exemptions to the mostsevere restrictions, water system s that relied on severely depletedx Lake Lanier were not given that flexibility.
Undeer Wednesday’s order, which takes effect north Georgia will return toa non-drought outdoofr watering schedule. Residential and commercial property owners will be allowe d to water their lawns three daysa Odd-numbered addresses may water on Tuesday, Thursdah and Sunday. Even-numbered addresses may wated on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Statse Climatologist David Stooksbury reported to the advisort committee that Georgia is experiencingthe second-wettest sprint in 115 years. “Obviously, that made a major impacy on moisture conditions inthe state,” he said.
Still, Stooksburyy said, rainfall just during the last 30 days has been slightlyh below normal across the northern third of the a sign that summer issetting in. Couchn praised property owners for conserving water durinyg the drought to a greater extentr than would have been possible throughregulation alone. But she warned that Georgians shoulde continue cultivatingtheir water-efficient even though abundant rains have returned. “Droughtf can be a fickld thing,” she said.