Fireworks are now banned in more than 100 counties in Georgia, including the counties that make up metro Atlanta. Gov. Nathan Deal issued an executive order on Monday that declares a drought in those counties, thereby enabling him to restrict fireworks.
Water use restrictions in response to the drought are not yet in place in Georgia, though the governor told WABE that the state’s drought response would be stepped up soon.
In North Georgia and near Atlanta, the Chattahoochee, Flint and Coosa rivers are deep in a drought that started this summer and has spread south to cover much of the state over the past few months.
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