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Rain Welcome as Perdue Asks for Water Usage Cuts
Some of North Georgia got some welcome rain on Tuesday, as the front ahead of the low pressure system moved across the state yesterday afternoon. Here in Lawrenceville, I recorded .97 inches of...
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Gwinnett Posts Interesting Statistics on Water Consumption
Gwinnett County has added a new page to its website that addresses some of the issues with the ongoing drought, and the county’s water consumption from Lake Lanier. One of the main points is makes is...
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Governor and EPD Relax Summer Watering Restrictions
Although Georgia’s drought isn’t over yet, Governor Perdue announced some loosening of watering restrictions today that will take effect on April 1st. The changes were made to help the landscaping...
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As Rain Falls, Gwinnett Keeps Outdoor Watering Restrictions in Place
It’s probably just coincidence that on the day with the most rainfall since last December, Gwinnett County clarified its plans for outdoor watering this spring. While the county has gone along with the...
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After a Rainy March, Gwinnett Relaxes Watering Restrictions
Gwinnett County today revised its watering restrictions to allow hand watering as permitted by state guidelines, but held off on making changes to its policy for watering of professionally installed...
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Gwinnett Relaxes Watering Restrictions Again
As of today, Gwinnett County further relaxed its previous watering restrictions, which were modified on the first of April. The county’s restrictions now match the state’s restrictions. The big...
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Water Wars Continue
You may have had heard two pieces of news regarding the drought, and the Atlanta area’s ability to take water from Lake Lanier. The first bit of news is that the metro area has managed to reduce its...
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Another Blast of Cold for Next Week; and a Watering/Drought Update
Temperatures over the last few days have been 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. In the ‘typical’ early March, we’d be seeing a high of 63 and a low of 42. Things are about to switch...
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A Possible Return to Wintry Weather
Two years ago, on April 7th, Atlanta temperatures dropped to 30 degrees in the city and 28 degrees here in Lawrenceville in an event known as the Easter Freeze. We might just be in for a repeat this...
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Watering Restrictions Lifted in North Georgia
A month after the climatologists said that the North Georgia drought was over, the state Environmental Protection Division has caught up. As of today, most watering restrictions have been lifted...
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