Atlanta Water

I just returned from a four day visit to drought stricken Atlanta, GA. It is serious---very serious. I am not sure folks understand how critical things are. It appears to be the result of growth and previous complacency for water conservation combined with the lack of rain recharging the supplier/feeder bodies of water that have suddenly made every Georgian that I met super aware. However, if at the beginning of the calendar year, folks would have harvested rain, (there is 24 inches YTD recorded which equals 24000 gallons from a 1500sq ft home) , they would have plenty to irrigate now and the load from irrigation on the meter would be greatly decreased thus being in a much better situation. Almost 50% of the water used in the US daily is for outdoor watering. Nothing new that Atlanta is a large city and uses large amounts of water. Atlanta is proving to be an example that no matter where you are in the world, conservation is paramount. If you have been in a cave and are unaware of the water shortage, visit the Atlanta news sites where it is the majority of the coverage. Rainwater harvesting makes sense. The water is coming to us, we have to capture it.