More drought restrictions coming today
According to 11Alive, a variety of new water saving measures are expected to be put into place today. They include:
Dekalb County
- Homes build before 1993 will be required to install low-flow bathroom fixtures before they can be resold
- Stricter outdoor watering penalties — first a written warning, then a $250 fine, then a $500 fine, then the water is cut off. Still seems too lenient to me…
Gwinnett County
- Tougher fines, including $1000 for repeat offenders and doubling the water rate for large users that don’t cut back by at least 10%.
- Possibly a $100 per toilet rebate for people who replace older toilets with low-flow models, similar to what Cobb County did a few weeks ago.
- Ban on commercial pressure washing.
- Ban on car washing that doesn’t use recycled water.
- Reduction in the amount of time that landscapers will be allowed to water new lawns.
Cobb County
- Possibly will spend $250,000 to replace about 500 toilets in 77 public buildings with low-flow models.
Sandy Springs
- Possibly tougher outdoor watering rules, including banning commercial pressure washing and car washing.
Please note that none of these new regulations are in effect yet, but will be considered today.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Sandy Springs buys it’s water from Atlanta?
What other municipalities buy their water from Atlanta? Their water intakes have to be considered when figuring out how much water Atlanta uses in a day.
November 14th, 2007 at 4:02 am
Interesting… We’re under similar restrictions on the other side of the planet in Queensland Australia.
November 14th, 2007 at 9:34 am
[...] of the expected restrictions were passed yesterday, with the exception of Sandy Springs. They were considering banning outdoor [...]
November 14th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
TIPS: Experts and this mom agree, severe water shortages are a reality here in the near future…. some things you can do at home:
In the kitchen reduce dishwasher use ie. use paper/plastic plates and products ( preferably earth friendly recycled = Publix / Wholefoods) if not every day maybe just 3 or 4 days a week or for some meals….. In bathrooms reduce flushes - I know stinky! but more water for the fire dept to use in the hydrants this way/shorter showers/if you can , replace all fixtures with water saving capabilites-….Laundry Room: try to cut down on laundry loads…buy a couple of big rain barrels, you can find them online and at Pikes, despite the bankruptcy, is still open for business.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
[...] mentioned a few weeks ago that DeKalb County was planning on requiring all homes build before 1993 to be retrofitted with [...]