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November 9, 2016
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Drought
continued from front
dramatically in response.
Hall said that all the city
can do is ask customers to
conserve because only the
EPD has the authority
to enforce water restric
tions. Mayor Eric Wilson
said that Pat Wright, who
manages the city water
and sewer systems, said
that the city water system
is holding its own because
customers have decreased
their usage by 170,000
gallons per day since they
were asked to conserve.
Bentley Cox, who man
ages the county’s water
system, said the county is
watching its water supply
carefully but thus far is
able to buy all the water
it needs from Macon
Water Authority for the
south end of the county
and from Butts County
Water Authority for the
northern part of the coun
ty. Cox said that he will
get an update from EPD
on conditions on Nov. 9.
“Water is getting seri
ous. The water table is
dropping; we just didn’t
get it in July,” said Cox.
“We’re telling people to
conserve. They [EPD]
could put on restrictions
at any time.”
The dry weather has
increased the danger
of fires in the county.
Robert Hargrove, Georgia
Forestry Commission
ranger in charge of the
Monroe-Butts station,
said that no bum permits
are being issued. He said
they have seen quite a
few roadside fires and
that they have been the
type that get out of con
trol quickly. Conditions
are such that sparks from
a chain dragging along
the road can spark a fire
in brush.
“People don’t real
ize how easily fires can
Vets
continued from front
It’s been some 65 years
ago and he cannot recall
many things related to
his service experience
but he can never forget
the humbling hell of
Parris Island boot camp.
And it was at Parris
Island that Slocumb
realized that many
Marines had little
respect for fellow
Marines who hadn’t
served time in combat
zones. So shortly after
boot camp he volun
teered to go to Korea
to serve the 13 months
required time in that
conflict, which was at its
peak.
Within six months,
Slocumb was aboard a
troop ship sailing from
San Diego heading to
the Far East. Crossing
the Pacific took about
21 days and included
skirting a typhoon some
where between Hawaii
and Japan. They also
stopped in Hawaii to
pick up more troops,
and they now numbered
in the thousands. They
made final preparations
in Japan before shipping
out to different areas of
Korea. Slocumb went
into Korea at Pohang
Do some 40 miles north
of Taegu where he
would serve with the
3rd Marines for the next
13 months in many dif
ferent capacities. At
the end of the first 13
months, Slocumb volun
teered and served for a
second 13-month tour.
“After that they sent me
home,” said Slocumb.
Slocumb was promoted
from private to corporal
while in Korea and to
sergeant shortly after
returning to the U.S.
He doesn’t wish to talk
about his experiences
iReporter
start,” said
Hargrove. “We
need to be
careful. Right
now we just
need rain.”
The dry
conditions
also mean
less water is
available to
use in fighting
fires. He said
the county is
lucky to have
some back-up
resources for
water to fight
fires in the
north end of
the county,
like High
Falls Lake, but that there
are fewer resources in the
south end of the county.
He said that fires in this
level of drought bum not
only on the surface but
also down into the dirt.
They will run fast, burn
hot and bum tree roots,
killing timber.
On Sept. 9 the EPD
declared about two-thirds
of Georgia as Level 1
Drought, which means
local governments are
required to have a public
information campaign to
help citizens understand
the drought’s impact on
water supplies and the
need for conservation.
EPD’s Nov. 3 map shows
that most of Monroe
County is considered
extreme (D3) drought,
with the northern tip
being exceptional drought
(D4, the worst) and the
southern edge being
severe drought (D2).
Monroe County
Extension agent John
Pope said it has been
a really hurtful year
for farmers in Monroe
County. He said the last
rain that fell was in early
September, as opposed to
2015 when there was a
good mix of wet and dry
days for growing.
“Farmers not only
couldn’t put up as much
hay as usual, they had to
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start, feeding hay in the
summer and feed it in the
early fall, too,” said Pope.
“They’re going to hurt get
ting through the winter.”
Pope said that extreme
dry weather causes hay
to be high in nitrates,
which can be detrimental
to livestock. Another con
cern is fish kill from the
low water in farm ponds,
which are also being used
more than usual to water
livestock. Fish cannot
survive the low supply of
oxygen caused by a high
concentration of fish in a
smaller amount of water.
As livestock eat hay and
dry grass, their demand
for water increases.
Small pasture streams
have dwindled and are
not flowing. Winter graz
ing that was planted in
September and October
did not have enough mois
ture to grow and now will
likely not survive winter
temperatures. Pope said
that most Monroe County
farms do not have irriga
tion.
“We’ve dealt with
drought before, but it’s
hurtful dry,” said Pope.
So far there is no rain
in the extended forecast,
but there are high winds,
which contribute to the
danger of wildfires. So
far, Monroe County rain
fall for 2016 is only 32.47
inches. In 2015, it was
65.08; for 2014, 53.47
inches of rain fell; in 2013
there were 69.18 inches of
precipitation.
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