Newnan Utility

reservoirs have increased to 80 percent of capacity, according to Water

Department head Harry Hughes. That increased capacity resulted in Newnan

Utilities easing water restrictions last week.

Coweta County

has been following the actions of Newnan Utilities as its largest customer.

Currently,

Newnan Utilities is the sole provider of water to the Coweta County Water

System.

The state-imposed

restrictions are as follows:

Outdoor water

use is permitted on an odd-even basis except from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For example,

if you have an odd-numbered address, you can water on odd-numbered days

between midnight and 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight. Even-numbered addresses

would do likewise on even-numbered days.

Penalties for

violation of the restrictions will remain the same. Those penalties are:

- First

offense written warning.

- Second

offense water shut off until $200 fine is paid.

- Third

offense water shut off until new tap fee is paid (up to $1,000).

- Fourth

offense water shut off until water ban is lifted.