Gloom and Boom for Atlanta Water: Water Rationing VERY EXPENSIVE — $1Bn for MERE 13% Water Savings…Hmm…Another $3Bn to Increase Water Supply Output (AtlantaJournalConstitution)
Feb.06, 2009 in
Water Management
(Feb. 6, 2009, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Water conservation amounts differ
The director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division told state lawmakers Thursday that metro Atlanta could save up to a third of the water it uses with aggressive and expensive conservation measures.
Metro Atlanta’s water planners have been less ambitious. In a draft conservation plan, they’re shooting for a 13 percent water savings, at a cost of more than $1 billion, between now and 2035. They also plan to spend more than $3 billion to increase water supplies.
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