Updated June 9, 2008

55 North Georgia counties remain at Level 4 (including metro-Atlanta).
Level 4 drought response area includes Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Morgan, Murray, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Rockdale, Stephens, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker, Walton, White, Whitfield, and Wilkes counties.

The following is allowed under Level 4 Drought Restrictions:

Established landscapes can be hand-watered by any person:

• For 25 minutes between 12:00 midnight and 10:00 a.m.  (hand watering is defined as one person with one garden house with a spray nozzle that shuts off automatically when it is released)
• Watering is restricted to the hours of 12:00 midnight to 10:00 a.m.
• Odd-numbered addresses: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
• Even-numbered addresses: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays

Newly installed landscapes may be watered:

• By any person who has registered with the Outdoor Water Use Registration Program
• Watering is allowed for 30 days during a period of 10 weeks
• Watering is restricted to the hours of 12:00 midnight to 10:00 a.m.
• 3 days/week for 10 consecutive weeks on an odd/even schedule
  • Odd-numbered addresses: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
  • Even-numbered addresses: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
  • During installation, new landscapes may be watered in at any time of the day
• OutdoorWater Use Registration Program is available:
  • At your county extension service office (1-800-ASK-UGA1) - free
  • Online at www.urbanagcouncil.com - $ 4.95 convenience fee charge
  • Each landscape company needs to register for this program (may copy certificate for use at multiple addresses).
  • Each landscape company’s clients (homeowner/property owner or manager) must also complete this program for each property they own or manage.

The following uses are PROHIBITED under Drought Level 4:

• Using hydrants for any purpose other than firefighting, public health, safety or flushing.
• Washing hard surfaces, such as streets, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, except when necessary for public health and safety
• Washing vehicles, such as cars, boats, trailers, motorbikes, airplanes, golf carts.
• Washing buildings or structures except for immediate fire protection.
• Non-commercial fund-raisers, such as car washes.
• Using water for ornamental purposes, such as fountains, reflecting pools, and waterfalls except when necessary to support aquatic life.

For complete Rules, Regulations and Exemptions please go to the website, www.gaepd.org, click on “Outdoor Water Use Schedule” and then click on “Rules for Outdoor Water Use”.