Southern Governors Work On Water-Sharing Plan
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Southern Governors Work On Water-Sharing Plan
The governors of three states in the grips of drought are trying to find common ground on how to share water from a key river basin.
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(December 17, 2007)--The governors of three Southeastern states in the grips of a drought are figuring out how to share water in a key river basin.

In an afternoon news conference Monday outside the governor's mansion in Tallahassee, Fla., the participants announced that significant progress has been made.

At issue is access to water that flows from the Atlanta area south into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Atlanta area gets most of its water from Lake Lanier, at the head of the river basin.

But drawing more water from the lake means less for downstream use in Alabama and Florida.

Florida is concerned about the amount of fresh water that flows into the Apalachicola Bay.

It's a prime shellfish producing area that relies on enough fresh water flowing into the bay for the health of the industry.

The bay produces about one in 10 of the oysters eaten in the country.

The amount of water flowing into the Apalachicola River in Florida is at an historic low.


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