(from the savannah morning news)
A U.S. district court ruling that Atlanta has no right to pull drinking water from Lake Lanier should serve as a wake-up call to state leaders concerned with economic development.
Peach State officials should respond with a three-pronged effort: Promoting other Georgia cities as potential sites for new and growing businesses; requiring stricter water conservation standards in new construction in metro Atlanta; and improving Georgia's water resource infrastructure.
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atlanta: high and dry
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rankin fyle
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07/28/09 at 07:20 AM
I'll bet congress changes the law governing water withdrawls from reservoirs for domestic consumption purposes. Sounds like a no brainer.
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Enoc Sioul
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07/28/09 at 09:31 AM
Maybe this could pull some of the jobs out of Atlanta and will settle into the more rural parts of Georgia.....Huh!..Fat chance...
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