Water Conservation Needs in Our Area

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Water Conservation Needs in Our Area
November 2007
Presented by the City of Villa Rica
Water/Wastewater Department
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Quick Water Fact

• People only need about 15 gallons of water per
  day per person for drinking, bathing, and cooking
• Per capita water consumption in the U.S. exceeds
  100 gallons/day

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Classification of Droughts

• Abnormally Dry (1 in 5 years)
• Mild Drought (1 in 6.7 years)
• Moderate Drought (1 in 10 years)
• Severe Drought (1 in 20 years)
• Extreme Drought (1 in 50 years)
• Exceptional Drought (1 in 100 years)

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Drought Impacts Feast or Famine

• If your business has anything to do with drilling
  wells, youre lucky if you get three hours of
  sleep a night
• If your business has anything to do with
  landscaping or the outdoors, youre probably
  suffering

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Water and Villa Rica

• We produce around 40 of our water
• We buy around 47 of our water from the Carroll
  County Water Authority
• We buy around 13 of our water from the
  Douglasville-Douglas County Water/Sewer Authority
• The Governors mandate has locked these numbers
  in

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Internal Water Sources

• Lake Fashion currently down thirty-three inches
• Cowans Lake already below usable levels
• Lake Paradise being prepared for use
• Jackie Lane Well current well level is below
  the pump

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What Are We Doing?

• Water Loss Reduction Program
• All departments are currently reviewing water use
• Recommendations are being prepared for the City
  Council
• Getting the public involved

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What Can You Do?

• Ask related businesses
• Ask your professional association
• Google
• Commercial water conservation
• Industrial water conservation

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Examples of What You Can Do

• Coke vs Pepsi
• Bullseye Glass
• Advocate water conservation to your
  employees/customers
• The average homeowner can easily conserve 20-30
  without changes in lifestyle

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More plants are killed in Georgia from
over-watering than from drought
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