Maximum drought alert possible in Spalding County

GRIFFIN - Spalding County could be placed on a Phase Four drought alert -- the maximum alert -- as soon as Monday. <br> <br> Brant Keller of the Griffin Water Authority says the county has just 32 to 34 days of water supply left in the Flint River reservoir. <br> <br> The reservoir, which supplies the county its water, sank two feet in the past day. <br> <br> The county has been on a 24-hour water ban since late-June. But with the influx of new residents, the ban has been not enough. Officials say the demand for water is outrunning supply by 10 percent. <br> <br> Keller says the water authority will meet with major industrial and commercial customers to discuss how to minimize their daily usage. <br> <br> Officials say they might have to purchase nearly one million gallons of water from Clayton and Henry counties to compensate for the possible shortage.

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