Mayor Bernard Kincaid is taking the recent announcement by the Birmingham Water Works raising our drought level quite seriously.
This morning the mayor declared a water emergency, effectively banning all outdoor watering. The order, according to The Birmingham News, allows police to cite those that choose to not heed the declaration, leading to fines and [...]

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Sheila Smoot is suggesting that the County Commission ban the sale of fireworks during the drought, which was officially designated as being in stage 3 this morning.
This Birmingham News breaking news blog post has more information.
Definitely something to consider; we’re just wondering what happens to city celebrations as we get closer to July 4th? 

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The Birmingham Water Works formally announced Stage 3 drought restrictions this morning during a news conference. The information posted yesterday is accurate; the links have been activated on the BWW site.
That post provides additional information about the restrictions and additional rules. Note that individual cities in the area may impose stricter regulations. 

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6.7.2007 - Stage 3 announcement has been reposted on BWW website. All links are now active.
UPDATE: It appears as though the warning has been removed from the site as quickly as it appeared. We did save a PDF of the page using the site’s print function, (just in case) though it would be safe to [...]

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