Residents worrying about their withering lawns are now faced with a voluntary water restriction to help curb the effect of this year's drought.

In the last two weeks, the Coweta County Commission and the Senoia City Council have passed voluntary water restrictions. The restrictions ask residents to water only at night, try to conserve water any way possible and limit yard watering to once per week and only at night.

Senoia Public Works director Leonard Thompson told the council Monday night that since the county purchased water from the county it would make sense to follow the county's lead on water restrictions.

Thompson explained that the county implements voluntary restrictions when the county's reservoirs reach 75 percent capacity. When the capacity level drops to 70 percent, the restrictions become mandatory and if they drop to 65 percent, a ban on outside watering is issued.

Senoia Mayor Joan Trammell agreed with asking residents to voluntarily cut their water use and asked the council to approve a motion that would enable the city to go to the next level of restrictions if the county does.

Trammell said the motion would allow the restrictions to be implemented immediately, without having to call a special meeting, and the council agreed with her.

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