Effects

• Droughts in Georgia result from a minute amount of rainfall and increased dry spells and cause problems with "municipal and industrial water supplies, agriculture, stream water quality, recreation at major reservoirs, hydropower generation, navigation, and forest resources," according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
  
  

History

• The USGS has surveyed Georgian droughts since the 1890s, and as of 2000 it studied 135 stream-flow gages and 165 groundwater gages. The earliest recorded severe drought in the state occurred between 1903 and 1905. Sometimes droughts only affect certain regions of the state.
  
  

Human Adaptation

• Due to Georgia's preexisting problems with water supply, Georgia residents must adapt to different qualities of life in times of drought. The state government implements laws to govern how much water residents can use. Typically the government prohibits outdoor water use first, with only certain exceptions allowed.