The Georgia Department of Natural Resources bans outdoor burning from May 1 to September 30 to comply with Federal Clean Air Regulations.
Beginning today, no outdoor burning will be permitted in Walton County throughout the rest of spring, summer and early fall.
The ban, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Air Protection Branch, is in place to be in compliance with Federal Clean Air Regulations.
The following counties are included with Walton in the ban:
Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, and Walker.
The ban will be lifted on October 1, 2012.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
Get well soon wishes are being sent to Tom Scruggs who is battling a serious health problem. Our prayers are with Olivia Taylor so that her ...
-
LaFayette Ridge neighbors have had a different postal carrier for the past few weeks after the sudden death of our carrier's husband. ( ... -
The Patty's rain gauge with 2 inches of rain! A strong storm passed over LaFayette Ridge around 3 a.m. Friday morning, dumping two inche...
No comments:
Post a Comment