July 30, 2010
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The Cooler - Updated 7/27/09

For almost 20 years Georgia, Alabama and Florida have been waging the tri-state water wars, trying to reach an agreement on what happens to the water that flows through the three states, including the Chattahoochee River.

It's been a major disappointment the three states' negotiators have failed to reach an agreement, and the courts have had to get involved.

 At the heart of the matter is metro Atlanta's use of water from Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee to supply the growing population and commerce in the largest metro area in the Southeast. Alabama and Florida are opposed to that usage, claiming Lake Lanier was not built by the Army Corps of Engineers for water supply.

Now a federal judge agrees with Alabama and Florida. ...more - Newman Times Herald, GA

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7/27/09
Water ruling's effects could trickle to South Hall - Gainesville Times, GA

Where will Beaufort County get its water over the next 50 years? - Island Packet , SC

Water use ruling a sound decision - Pensacola News Journal, FL

Cool rhetoric and start talking - Montgomery Advertiser, AL

Judge's water ruling leaves Georgia up a creek with a weak hand - Newman Times-Herald, GA

Local officials upbeat despite legal setback - Forsyth County News, GA

Judge throws down water gauntlet - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Water worries rising on lower Carolina coast - The State, SC


7/26/09
Douglas growls at Florida - Walton Tribune, GA

Alabama, Florida win water war with Georgia - AL.com,

Lake Lanier blame game brews - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Georgia and a confederation of the thirsty - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Lake ruling could swamp north Georgia - Augusta Chronicle, GA



Desperate Georgia Hates North Florida's Families - Alligator Army, FL

Georgia must admit defeat in water war - Al.com

Where was our leadership? - Cedartown Standard, GA

Environmentalists Criticize Water Strategy - Georgia Public Radio

Will water ruling dry up growth? - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Politics prolong water war to detriment of states - News-Herald, FL

Fears Atlanta may go hunting for more water - Online Athens, GA

Decades before water wars, Buford Dam won city support, not finances - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Wild 2010 race will be wet, too - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA


7/17/09 - 7/23/09

Ga. Power exec to head water task force - Atlanta Business Journal, GA

Perdue receptive to water discourse - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Football rivalry could play factor in water wars - Miami Herald, FL

Poor urban planning to blame for water dispute - Miami Herald, FL

A Plan Of Action In The Water Wars - 11 Alive.com, GA

Ruling defies logic, common sense - Covington News, GA

3-year countdown begins for Atlanta's water future - WALB-TV

State's victory in water war not a proud one - Miami Herald, FL

In Water Wars, Georgia meets its Waterloo - Southern Political Report

EDITORIAL: Flow, judge, go with Florida - Palm Beach Post, FL

Judge's ruling goes against Corps - Jackson County Floridan

Ruling was all but inevitable - Ledger Enquirer

An Eastern judge points the way to solving Western water problems - San Francisco Chronicle, CA

Georgia is suddenly thirsty for friends in Congress - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

Judge rules Atlanta's drawdowns from Lake Lanier are illegal - Birmingham News, AL

Water decision leaves metro Atlanta high and dry - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA

State's water debate now in Congress' hands - Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA


Atlanta on my Mind - Tristate water war report - Water.ca

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