Alabama and Georgia Seek Water-Use Plans

If you think that plentiful rainfall this year has prompted Alabama and Georgia policymakers to scrap their water-use legislation, think again.

Alabama’s Office of Water Resources, a division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, has proposed a drought-management plan for the state --- one that would encompass both ground and surface water, writes Southeast Farm Press editor Paul Hollis.

According to ADECA Water Resources Director Trey Glenn, the plan outlines both long-term and short-term measures aimed at mitigating the effects of prolonged drought.

Meanwhile, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s staff is working with key legislators on the latest draft of a similar water plan. This year’s version, drafters hope, will be without the controversy that killed last year’s bill.

Posted by Jim Langcuster at February 17, 2004 08:46 AM | TrackBack