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You have some great points- have you seen the lakes. I'd say not enough water hardly for the people who live here. If they fill the swimming pools etc. we should have enough for our plants and yard. Do you think they think about these things before they are done? I say share the burden equally- do you think they will do it?

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"Hope Changes Everything"

Yes, Thanks Fayette, for further hardships on the countys Nursery and Landscape businesses. Gov. Perdue is trying to relieve some of these hardships and all you can do is say "he doesnt have enough sense to watch our water supply"? You are sadly misinformed! How will the business get through spring???? I am in the Nursery industry and by the mercy of the good Lord still have a job....barely. I have watched as businesses across the county lay people off....or CLOSE. Get with the program....without some sort of relief of the water restrictions the upcoming spring will be devastating to the green industry!!!!!!!!!!!

But it's OK to have a car wash's open and to approve more homes to be built. We obviously have enough water for that.

Fayette is being shortsighted, in humble opinion. It's not like the Gov has ended all water restrictions. Hand watering only? Just how bad is the situation in Fayette Co if we can't allow this? Like I said below, it must not be that bad, or they wouldn't still be selling water meters for new construction.

Awsome spyglass

I feel badly for your situation; who among us wouldn't? But don't lose sight of the fact that you chose a job in an industry whose very existence is beholden solely to the whims of nature. This region did not chose to have a drought. But its here and as a result, we are faced with a gross shortage of an essential commodity. That means prioritizing what water may be used for and with all due respect, watering landscaping falls pretty far down my list- and I have a lot of it and have lost a lot of it. But it's a no-brainer.

There is nothing misinformed about criticizing Purdue's obvious vote-pandering and ignorance of the worsening drought. This isn't getting better and any movement towards decreasing restrictions, regardless of the reason, is absurd. Again, it's sad that you and your colleagues are faced with this dilemma, especially at this time when the economy is flattening. But we all make our choices and have to live with them. The one choice we cannot make is needing water for life. And the more we fail to plan and address this strongly, the longer it will take to recover.

I regret that your job is in jeopardy. So are many other jobs in this precarious time for reasons other than water. Autos, homes, etc.

However some of us using water that hasn't fallen frim the sky yet (lately) to keep a job isn't the question.
Will we be out of water generally next spring? Nobody is sure! That would close down nearly everything!

Also, if that should occur, we would be required to share our Fayette lakes with others until it was gone.
You must know that?
People also hate others who have or use water, when they have none! Could be a real problem.

They have a building moratorium in place.

Your attitude is what causes people not to participate in doing what is right, WITHOUT a law to say, do it!

Perdue is wrong to loosen water restrictions on some industry and not all. He knows it but he got an enormous flash back from thousands of people in the business of grass, trees, flowers, etc.

He does not know whether we will need that water to drink next spring!!!

Many people could not qualify for an award for "Profiles In Courage" when times get tough!

There are some industries in Georgia using ten times the water that yards use, but they aren't going to be touched legally since lay-offs would ensue.

A politician can only make hard decisions when we have NO WATER left!