Warning that the city water plant will be hard pressed to keep up with demand with the continuing drought, Canton is calling on residents and businesses to step up conservation efforts by “significantly reducing or eliminating non-essential outdoor watering.”
“Since the Sept. 9 declaration of a Level 1 Drought Response in 53 Georgia counties by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, there has been little decline in water usage in the city of Canton,” according to a recent city advisory.
Citizens have adhered to outdoor watering rules, but without a decrease in demand, and with water levels in the Etowah River – the city’s source of drinking water – steadily receding, “the Canton Water Plant cannot produce enough water to meet the demands on the system,” the city says.
Canton also asked water customers to conserve by repairing leaks, breaks or malfunctions, and by not leaving the tap running at the sink when shaving, brushing teeth or washing.
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