| City clarifies water
rules and use of wells By
JOHN MUMFORD
jmumford@thecitizennews.com
The
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. odd-even watering ban in
Peachtree City doesn't apply to businesses and
individuals who are pulling their water from a
private well, city council has decided.
Councilwoman
Carol Fritz suggested that those pulling from
private wells are still using waters owned by the
public. She said private well users should be
subject to the water ban also.
“I
just think we need to be prudent,” Fritz
said. “We don't know how long the drought
will last.”
But
landowners, in theory, own the rights to their
property all the way to “the core of the
earth,” said Mayor Bob Lenox.
Councilman
Robert Brooks said the council should reconsider
the idea if private well watering becomes a
problem.
“I
just have a real problem with calling these
private streams,” Fritz said.
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