RED ALERT: Supreme Court Questions Georgia’s Water Rights Over Lake Lanier (WRDWAugusta) 
Jan.13, 2009 in
Drought, Public Works, Water Crisis, Water Industry, Water Management, Water Rights
(Jan. 12, 2009, WRDWAugusta)
Georgia’s long-term water plans face another threat, this time from the US Supreme Court. A court decision today questioned the state’s right to use more water from Lake Lanier, northeast of Atlanta.
Florida and Alabama are angry about Georgia’s use of more water for drinking purposes.
Georgia has been in a severe drought for over a year now.
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