Over the last few months the lack of rain has caused a major depletion of the Atlanta areas water supply sources such as lake allatoona and lake lanier. Outdoor water restrictions have show a decrease by some estimates of up to 25% less water consumption per day. As the water levels decrease and rainfall stays away, water violation notices are increasing and outdoor water line breaks are increasing with the dry ground, mainly due to the inability of the piping to expand and contract with varying temperature changes. The past 2 months we have had record amounts of water line replacements and repairs. Homeowners are not the only ones suffering from these breaks, the counties have backlogs of repairs on the main lines. Estimates by the city of Atlanta suggest that possibly over 30% of the water supply is being lost on the distribution system before evening getting to the water meters. Some measures can be easily taken by homeowners to conserve water, such as installing low consumption toilets, installing water saving shower heads and replacing polybutylene water lines which may be leaking in the yard. I personnally feel like more conversation efforts should be taken to allow the proper amount of water to be realeasd to supply water to fish in the river, agriculture downstream and oyster beds in Florida. Give us a call if you have any questions regarding outdoor water leaks.
Mike Whitman,
Atlantis Plumbing
770-505-8570
www.atlantisplumbing.com
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