LEVEL 1 DROUGHT RESPONSE

PER THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

 ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

A Level 1 Drought Response public information campaign should target all commercial and residential water use, not just outdoor watering; and emphasize what customers should do to be good stewards of our water resources. It should not focus on what they cannot do. Examples of things to emphasize include the following;

• Regularly check for, and repair, leaks inside and outside your home.
• Don’t leave tap water running. When shaving, brushing your teeth, washing your face, or cooking food. Turn off the tap!
• Only water your landscape when necessary and adjust sprinklers so only your lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk or street. 

As a reminder, under a Drought Response Level 1, general landscape watering may be done between 4pm and 10am each day, and the following activities may be done at any time of the day;

• Irrigation of personal food gardens may be done at any time of day.
• Irrigation of new and replanted plants, seed, or turf may be done at any time of day for the first 30 days of installation.
• Drip irrigation or irrigation using soaker hoses may be done at any time of day.
• Hand watering with a hose with an automatic cutoff or handheld container may be done at any time of the day.

For additional conservation information please visit;

https://epd.georgia.gov/watershed-protection-branch/water-conservation