Citizens of North Georgia have been anticipating a dry summer and empty swimming pools. The Governor’s office, among much speculation, had ruled that pool owners would not be given permission to use the State’s precious water resources for filling their pools.
A recent announcement has helped to allay some fears:
Citing risks to public health and safety, Governor Sonny Perdue announced plans today to modify state restrictions on the filling of swimming pools in drought-stricken north Georgia, but will still require that water conservation goals be met. Under a Level Four Drought Response, the filling of outdoor swimming pools is prohibited. Today Governor Perdue announced the lifting of this restriction, allowing outdoor pools to be filled from April through September 2008.
That’s some relief for the 6,500 public pools and 92,000 private residential pools in the affected area, that manage to use seven million gallons of water per day from April through September. The Governor’s office went on to observe that:
Some potential impacts if outdoor pools were left empty include collecting stagnant water, cracking or collapsing of pools and posing a safety threat of falling into the empty pool.
Here’s hoping for some of that much needed rain in Georgia.
I would hate to have a pool and not be able to fill it.
I wonder if they did stop pools getting filled, would the mosquitoes go on a rampage and would the West Nile Virus escalate?
I heard they had some rain and the governor has slacked off a bit.
Georgia is such a hot, humid place that a summer without a pool would be a nightmare, especially for all the kids on vacation.
That was a scary time for us in the GA area during pool season. The thought of no swimming for the summer, not good.
The drought was a tough time for all GA pool owners
This was an issue.
We are going through a drought in Ca, and it is tough. We are there with your in spirit Ga!
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Who are you sitting poolside with all summer ’23??
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