Spring is finally here to stay in metro Atlanta, but your lawn is looking a little brown. Don’t pick up your hose before learning when and how you’re allowed to use it.
Gwinnett County is one of 52 Georgia counties under a Level 2 drought restriction, which means you can only water your lawn or garden on certain days of the week.
Outdoor water use is restricted during droughts in order to conserve a limited supply. Even-numbered addresses in Gwinnett County are allowed to use sprinklers or an irrigation system for “planting, growing, managing or maintaining ground cover, trees or shrubs”on Wednesdays and Saturdays before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m. Odd-numbered addresses can do so on Thursdays and Sundays with the same time restrictions.
Pressure washing and washing cars are both banned while the county is under Level 2 drought protections, but professional pressure washing and car washing businesses are allowed to operate as usual.
Drought restrictions do not affect the following, according to the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources:
- Drip or soaker hose irrigation
- Watering personal food gardens
- Hand watering with a hose that has an automatic cut-off, or with a handheld container
- Irrigation of athletic fields, golf courses, or public turf grass recreational areas
- Hydro seeding
- Water from a private well
- Commercial agricultural operations
- Irrigation of plants held for sale, resale, or installation
- Installation, maintenance, or calibration of irrigation systems
- Alternative sources of water (grey water, rain water, condensate, etc.)
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