Outdoor Water Use Schedule These restrictions are consistent with The Georgia Water Stewardship Act (June 2010). Daily Watering For planting, growing, managing, or maintaining ground cover, trees, or shrubs with an automated watering system, lawn sprinkler, watering is allowed between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
Outdoor Water Uses You can use water outdoors any time for:
Drip or soaker hose irrigation
Hand watering with a hose with an automatic cut-off or with a handheld container
Hydroseeding
Installation, maintenance, or calibration of irrigation systems
Pressure washing
Irrigation of athletic fields, golf courses, or public turf grass recreational areas
Irrigation of horticultural crops held for sale, resale, or installation
Watering new and replanted plants or seeds
Watering personal food gardens
Water from a personal well or alternate source (grey water, rain water, condensate)
Not allowed at any time:
Failing to repair or bypass a leaking sprinkler head or emitter, valve, faucet, pipe, or toilet
Allowing tap water to flow into public rights of way such as alleys, streets, or gutters or onto another person's property
Operating an irrigation system uring rain events exceeding 1/4 inch
Washing vehicles, driveways, parking lots, or sidewalks WITHOUT using a shutoff valve or nozzle
Learn More If you have any questions regarding outdoor water use, please call the Athens-Clarke County Water Conservation Office at 706-613-3729.