The outdoor watering restrictions are as follows:

Metro Atlanta | Statewide

Information verified Dec. 2, 2002

In the 15-County Metro Area (Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties):

Outdoor water use is not allowed at all from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m..  Address-based odd-even water use allowed during other hours. The day starts and stops at midnight.

EXAMPLE: A homeowner at 82 Mockingbird Lane can water from midnight to 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight on June 4 and not at all on June 5.

The Statewide Water Restrictions (the remaining 144 counties):

Address-based odd-even water use allowed. The day starts and stops at midnight.

EXAMPLE: A business at 43 main street can use water outdoors at any time from midnight on July 17 to midnight on July 18, but not at all on the 18th.

Got questions about the water-use restrictions? Chances are we've heard them already and have answers. Check our FAQ. (You can also send your questions to us, if you can't find the answer here.)

Check our list of special water-use restrictions. Would you like the restrictions for your area posted? Ask your water authority to send them to us at drought@arches.uga.edu

(These restrictions have been in place since July 13, 2001
and were verified Dec. 2, 2002 with EPD.)