Georgia drought has ended except where it hasn’t
March 31, 2009 at 10:32 am by Andisheh Nouraee in NewsState climatologist David Stooksbury says North Georgia’s drought is over except for lakes Lanier and Hartwell.
From Access North Georgia:
“Though relief has come, long-term rainfall deficits are still a concern. Small and medium reservoirs are full. The major exceptions are Lake Lanier and the Savannah River Valley reservoirs Hartwell, Russell and Clarks Hill.”
I saw Hartwell yesterday. It looks awful, though not quite as awful as Access North Georgia’s “drought” infographic suggests.
Before you ask, local water-use restrictions remain in effect for four months after a drought has ended. This means the people who make their living selling “Save Water: Shower Together” thongs to Georgians have until August to think-up replacement eco-sexual undergarment designs.
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