It's

getting more difficult to keep those pansies

alive in Coweta County.

The

Coweta County Commission took its cue from Newnan

Utilities Tuesday night and approved limiting

outdoor watering to once a week.

Newnan

Utilities announced earlier in the week it would

move the water restrictions to a more stringent

level. Coweta County gets most of its water from

the utility company and decided to follow suit.

Watering

will now be limited to Saturdays from midnight to

8 a.m. for residents with even-numbered addresses

and Sunday from midnight-8 a.m. for odd-numbered

residences.

County

water director Harry Hughes said landscapers

would still be able to water new plants at new

developments, but once a home is turned over to

the homeowner, the watering will be limited to

once a week.

"I

don't know why anybody would plant anything now.

We're lucky to keep alive what we've got,"

said Commission Chairman Vernon "Mutt"

Hunter.

Monday

night the city of Senoia, which buys its water

from Coweta County, also announced it would go

along with the new restrictions.

The

stronger restrictions go into effect Monday.