Alpharetta eases up on watering ban for now, but Paulding bans it all.
According to the AJC, Alpharetta has caved to landscapers that weren’t happy with the complete ban passed last week that prohibited watering new landscaping.
Both sides have had to compromise — new professional landscape can be watered, but only between midnight-10am and only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Given the forecast for this winter and a dwindling lake Lanier, I think it’s quite likely that they’ll have to go back and ban everything again in the near future. As Councilman D.C. Aiken said, “If we get to a Level 5 situation, this will be a moot point.”
As for Paulding County, they’ve gone ahead and instituted a complete ban. This not only includes professional landscapers, but also car wash owners. The only exception is for cash washes that use recycled water. If they don’t, they’ll need to spend about $30,000 to upgrade they systems. (details on 11Alive)
October 30th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
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