Do you know what city or county you live in?
- If you don't know what city in Georgia do you live in ask your parents.
- Due to the lack of rain in Georgia you might have been put in a water usage restriction. It depends on where you live in Georgia what rules you might need to follow to help to save water.
- The cities with the most extreme droughts in Georgia were considered level four drought areas.
- Being on a level four drought response area means that you might not be been able to water your lawn, wash your car or outside equipment, and you might not even have been able to fill up your pools. Check with your local city officials to see what restrictions you might need to follow.
- UGA's
Environmental Science Department Drought Update
Posted 5/5/09 - Lake Lanier and Lake Hartwell basins have been changed to mild drought conditions. The site states that "The basins were previously in moderate drought [and have now been placed in] mild drought classification... based on the still low levels of the lakes. The remainder of the state, however, is drought-free."
- UGA's Environmental Science Deparment Drought Update
Posted 3/20/09 - Extreme drought (level 4) conditions are currently found in Hart, Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe, Clarke, Jackson, Banks and Stephens counties.
- Severe drought (level 3) conditions are found in Lincoln, Wilkes, Oconee, Barrow, Hall, Lumpkin, White, Habersham, Fannin, Union, Towns and Rabun counties. Mild drought conditions are found in Camden and Charlton counties as well as south and west of Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Lee, Worth, Colquitt, Cook and Lowndes counties, inclusive.
- Abnormally dry conditions (level 2) are found in the northwest Georgia counties of Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Chattooga, Gordon, Floyd and Bartow. The remaining 102 counties are in moderate drought.
