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With drought continuing, Jackson County, Ga. officials were planning in late October to eliminate exemptions that let landscape contractors irrigate while homeowners watched plants die. Exemptions for landscapers could still be granted, however. But they will only be granted on a case-by-case basis. Like the rest of the state, Jackson County is at level-four water restriction. But by declaring a ?EUR??,,????'?????<?water emergency?EUR??,,????'?????<? the authority even further restricts the use of water. The authority?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s manager, Eric Klerk, said most inquiries have come from landscapers, but there have also been some from irrigation contractors, hydro-seeding operations and power washing businesses. ?EUR??,,????'?????<?If we?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?re willing to take the heat, we can be selective,?EUR??,,????'?????<? advised Chairman Hunter Bicknell, at an authority work session last Thursday. He hastened to add, ?EUR??,,????'?????<?We don?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t want to be putting people out of business.?EUR??,,????'?????<? The plan was to enact the total ban, then handle requests for exemptions on a case-by-case basis. Source: Jackson County (Ga.) Herald
With drought continuing, Jackson County, Ga. officials were planning in late October to eliminate exemptions that let landscape contractors irrigate while homeowners watched plants die.
Exemptions for landscapers could still be granted, however. But they will only be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Like the rest of the state, Jackson County is at level-four water restriction. But by declaring a ?EUR??,,????'?????<?water emergency?EUR??,,????'?????<? the authority even further restricts the use of water.
The authority?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s manager, Eric Klerk, said most inquiries have come from landscapers, but there have also been some from irrigation contractors, hydro-seeding operations and power washing businesses.
?EUR??,,????'?????<?If we?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?re willing to take the heat, we can be selective,?EUR??,,????'?????<? advised Chairman Hunter Bicknell, at an authority work session last Thursday. He hastened to add, ?EUR??,,????'?????<?We don?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?t want to be putting people out of business.?EUR??,,????'?????<?
The plan was to enact the total ban, then handle requests for exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
Source: Jackson County (Ga.) Herald
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