When Can I Water?
Georgia Water Regulations-updated June 1, 2010
According to the current Georgia water restrictions , people may irrigate outdoors daily for purposes of planting, growing, managing or maintaining ground cover, trees, shrubs, or other plants only between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 10:00 A.M.
The current Georgia Water Restrictions state that the following outdoor water use is allowed at all times (no limits on time of day):
- Commercial agriculture operations
- Capture and reuse of cooling system condensate or storm water in compliance with applicable local ordinances and state guidelines
- Ruse of gray water
- Use of reclaimed water
- Irrigation of personal food gardens
- Irrigation of new and replanted plant, seed, or turf in landscape, golf courses, or sports turf fields during installation and for a period of 30 days immediately following the date of installation
- Drip irrigation or irrigation using soaker hoses
- Hand watering with a hose wit automatic cutoff or hand held container
- Use of water withdrawn from private water wells or surface water by an owner or operator of property if such well or surface water is on said property
- Irrigation of horticulture crops help for sale, resale, or installation
- Irrigation of athletic fields, golf courses, or public turf grass recreational areas
- Installation, maintenance, or calibration or irrigation systems
- Hydroseeding
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