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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

They sent out the requirement and then checked water useage as it should 
have gone down.  If it didn't, the homeowner was sent a warning.  Familys 
were given big rebates if they replaced their top loading washer with a 
front loader.  Same with dishwashers.

I don't remember all the other stuff but there was a lot of incentives.

Businesses were the big problem and some were cited and then had their water 
locked off.

Of course, up here, water conservation is automatic.  We don't get much rain 
ever, so folks are just used to conserving.  The most common question at the 
grocery store is "how's your water supply this year."

We've already got a dusting of snow on the hills and had a good deal of rain 
the last week.  Everyone is crossing their fingers since we didn't really 
have a winter last year and lots of wells ran dry.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Great question..I'll try to answer as much as I know.
>
>  Are they requiring
> > low-flow shower heads, faucets, toilets and front-loading washers?
>
> Hard to require things like that..who would enforce it..gives me the
> creeps just thinking about it.
>
>
>   Are they
> > requiring carwashes to recycle their water?  Is there a moratorium on
> > watering lawns, etc.?
>
> We are in a statewide watering ban, and have been for some time.  Fines
> are heavy in most places, and a lot of places have no warning tickets.
> In Douglas county, in western suburban Atlanta, there is no warning or
> fine..when you are caught, they simply turn your water off and lock out
> the meter.  If you cut it, you are off to jail...
>
> Here is a list of the state's level 4 exceptions and it answers some of
> your questions..
> http://www.wsbtv.com/drought/14369378/detail.html
>
>  Are restaurants required to only serve water when
> > requested and to make other conservation adjustments?
>
> yes.
>
>  What about
> > businesses?  Is there a moratoreum on all new building?
>
> Unfortunately, no...they are excepted.
> I read an article the other day that said that people and businesses are
> starting to steal water..
>
> > I asked because during the last drought here, that is what was done.  The
> > construction industry had fits but oh well.  Folks with current 
> > residences
> > had priority when it came to water.
>
> I was pleasantly surprised to see that irrigation of personal food
> gardens was on the list of exceptions.
>
>
> > I know washing your car or watering your lawn was a $1000/fine the first
> > time and then jail time.  All the car washes converted to those big water
> > catching and recycling systems.
>
> They are pretty common here, too.
>
>
> > And, if they are sending water elsewhere, is that elsewhere being 
> > required
> > to make the same efforts at water use reduction?
>
> Not sure..probably, as conditions are worse further south on the
> watershed.
>
> Bev
> --
> Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the
> ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.
>
>
>
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